COV-3573

19 March 1851 Madura HG 8 Cover

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19 March 1851 Madura HG 8 pre stamp cover — COV-3573 — front

Madura HG 8 pre stamp cover — back (COV-3573) — back

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Date

19 March 1851

Description

1854 Pre-Stamp cover sent from Madura (Madras Presidency) to Madras with pre-payment of 2a including letter inside

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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.

Madura HG 1handstampBlack1827
Madura HG 2handstampBlack1829
Madura HG 3handstampBlack1837-50
Madura HG 4handstampRed1837–1839
Madura HG 5handstampRed1839-55
Madura HG 6handstampBlack1848-49
Madura HG 7handstampRed1848–1849
Madura HG 9handstampRed1854
Madura MN 1manuscript1794

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About this record

This 19 March 1851 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Madura HG 8 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 collectorbazar.