Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
1860
Description
1831: UNRECORDED: A entire native cover with a intaglio handstamp which was recently discovered and only five copies are known so far.
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-823 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?
1831: UNRECORDED: A entire native cover with a intaglio handstamp which was recently discovered and only five copies are known so far.
1 image of COV-823 is recorded; the Manuntaddy HG A mark itself is recorded in use 1860.
Questions about COV-823
- What is COV-823?
- COV-823 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Manuntaddy, Madras Presidency of 1860, bearing the Manuntaddy HG A handstamp in black. 1831: UNRECORDED: A entire native cover with a intaglio handstamp which was recently discovered and only five copies are known so far.
- 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.
- When was COV-823 posted?
- COV-823 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.