How scarce is the Madura HG 6 mark on this cover?

The census grades Madura HG 6 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1848-49.

When was COV-1126 posted?

COV-1126 is dated 17 June 1854, within the recorded period of use of Madura HG 6 (1848-49).

COV-1126

17 June 1854 Madura Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 17 June 1854, Madura HG 6 handstruck folded letter (COV-1126) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Madura HG 6, scan 2 (COV-1126)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink

Date

17 June 1854

Description

Madura: 1854 (17 June) smali envelope to Ahmednugur showing a fair to good strikes of the extremely rare intaglio "POST OFFICE/iu.iouna" in pale.ed 1HG unrecorded) and boxed "MADURA"/date/Bearing" with rate (5 as) in ms. (HG 6). Possibly unique.

Auction

Spink

Lot 147

Provenance

Dr. Soli Contractor

Same office

Other recorded marks at Madura

9 marks

9 other pre-1854 postal markings of Madura are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this Madura pre stamp cover

COV-1126 is a Madura pre stamp cover of 17 June 1854 bearing the Madura HG 6 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Madura postal history — the office known today as Madurai, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 147.

2 images of COV-1126 are recorded (front); the Madura HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1848-49.

Questions about COV-1126

What is COV-1126?: COV-1126 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Madura, Madras Presidency of 17 June 1854, bearing the Madura HG 6 handstamp in black. Madura: 1854 (17 June) smali envelope to Ahmednugur showing a fair to good strikes of the extremely rare intaglio "POST OFFICE/iu.iouna" in pale.ed 1HG unrecorded) and boxed "MADURA"/date/Bearing" with rate (5 as) in ms. (HG 6). Possibly unique.
How scarce is the Madura HG 6 mark on this cover?: The census grades Madura HG 6 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1848-49.
What is the provenance of COV-1126?: Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 147.
When was COV-1126 posted?: COV-1126 is dated 17 June 1854, within the recorded period of use of Madura HG 6 (1848-49).

About this record

This 17 June 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Madura HG 6 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 147.