COV-5408 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Madura, Madras Presidency of 1854, bearing the Madura HG 8 handstamp in red. India: 1854-56 seventeen covers and a front, incl. 1856 cover to England, bearing 1854-55 4a. (2, cut to shape) and 1854 2a., etc., mixed condition.

How scarce is the Madura HG 8 mark on this cover?

The census grades Madura HG 8 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1849–1856.

When was COV-5408 posted?

COV-5408 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Madura HG 8 (1849–1856).

COV-5408

1854 Madura Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1854, Madura HG 8 handstruck folded letter (COV-5408)

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Date

1854

Description

India: 1854-56 seventeen covers and a front, incl. 1856 cover to England, bearing 1854-55 4a. (2, cut to shape) and 1854 2a., etc., mixed condition.

Auction

Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions

GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries, Lot 382

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Other recorded marks at Madura

9 marks

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About this Madura pre stamp cover

COV-5408 is a Madura pre stamp cover of 1854 bearing the Madura HG 8 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Madura postal history — the office known today as Madurai, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

India: 1854-56 seventeen covers and a front, incl. 1856 cover to England, bearing 1854-55 4a. (2, cut to shape) and 1854 2a., etc., mixed condition.

Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 382.

1 image of COV-5408 is recorded; the Madura HG 8 mark itself is recorded in use 1849–1856.

Questions about COV-5408

What is COV-5408?: COV-5408 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Madura, Madras Presidency of 1854, bearing the Madura HG 8 handstamp in red. India: 1854-56 seventeen covers and a front, incl. 1856 cover to England, bearing 1854-55 4a. (2, cut to shape) and 1854 2a., etc., mixed condition.
How scarce is the Madura HG 8 mark on this cover?: The census grades Madura HG 8 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1849–1856.
What is the provenance of COV-5408?: Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 382.
When was COV-5408 posted?: COV-5408 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Madura HG 8 (1849–1856).

About this record

This 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Madura HG 8 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions, GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries, lot 382.