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Date
18 May 1794
Description
Entire posted from Madura cantonment to Calcutta addressed to William Dick Esq, Surgeon with manuscript indicating PostPaid 12 Fanams on 18th May 1794 along with HG11a GPO hand stamp indicating bearing postage of 5 Fanams.As this cover was transferred from Madras territory to Bengal territory, maximum postage was paid? Distance traveled 1050 miles.
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Other recorded marks at Madura
9 marks9 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
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About this Madura pre stamp cover
COV-526 is a Madura pre stamp cover of 18 May 1794 bearing the Madura MN 1 manuscript marking, recorded in the census of Madura postal history — the office known today as Madurai, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Entire posted from Madura cantonment to Calcutta addressed to William Dick Esq, Surgeon with manuscript indicating PostPaid 12 Fanams on 18th May 1794 along with HG11a GPO hand stamp indicating bearing postage of 5 Fanams.As this cover was transferred from Madras territory to Bengal territory, maximum postage was paid? Distance traveled 1050 miles.
Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
2 images of COV-526 are recorded (front, back); the Madura MN 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1794.
Questions about COV-526
- What is COV-526?
- COV-526 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Madura, Madras Presidency of 18 May 1794, bearing the Madura MN 1 manuscript marking. Entire posted from Madura cantonment to Calcutta addressed to William Dick Esq, Surgeon with manuscript indicating PostPaid 12 Fanams on 18th May 1794 along with HG11a GPO hand stamp indicating bearing postage of 5 Fanams.As this cover was transferred from Madras territory to Bengal territory, maximum postage was paid? Distance traveled 1050 miles.
- How scarce is the Madura MN 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Madura MN 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1794.
- What is the provenance of COV-526?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
- When was COV-526 posted?
- COV-526 is dated 18 May 1794, within the recorded period of use of Madura MN 1 (1794).
About this record
This 18 May 1794 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Madura MN 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Private.