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Date
1860
Description
x India Early Letters and Handstamps 1860 small Service entire letter to Wynaad showing a very fine strike of circular intaglio "post office manuntaddy" h.s. (unrecorded by Hammond Giles); some faults.
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Manuntaddy
4 marks4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Manuntaddy are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Manuntaddy pre stamp cover
COV-1909 is a Manuntaddy pre stamp cover of 1860 bearing the Manuntaddy HG A handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Manuntaddy postal history — the office known today as Mananthavady, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
x India Early Letters and Handstamps 1860 small Service entire letter to Wynaad showing a very fine strike of circular intaglio "post office manuntaddy" h.s. (unrecorded by Hammond Giles); some faults.
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 422 (Oct. 2000); and Spink 8032 - Stamps & Covers of Asia lot 514.
1 image of COV-1909 is recorded; the Manuntaddy HG A mark itself is recorded in use 1860.
Questions about COV-1909
- What is COV-1909?
- COV-1909 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Manuntaddy, Madras Presidency of 1860, bearing the Manuntaddy HG A handstamp in black. x India Early Letters and Handstamps 1860 small Service entire letter to Wynaad showing a very fine strike of circular intaglio "post office manuntaddy" h.s. (unrecorded by Hammond Giles); some faults.
- How scarce is the Manuntaddy HG A mark on this cover?
- The census grades Manuntaddy HG A as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1860.
- What is the provenance of COV-1909?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 422 (Oct. 2000); and Spink 8032 - Stamps & Covers of Asia lot 514.
- When was COV-1909 posted?
- COV-1909 is dated 1860, within the recorded period of use of Manuntaddy HG A (1860).
About this record
This 1860 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Manuntaddy HG A handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 422, (Oct. 2000); Spink, 8032 - Stamps & Covers of Asia, lot 514.