Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
3 April 1851
Description
Entire posted from Mominabad to Hyderabad with "Mominabad/ Paid" HG1 handstamp in purple posted on 3rd April 1851 with six annas postage paid along with private intaglio.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Mominabad
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Mominabad is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this Mominabad pre stamp cover
COV-3810 is a Mominabad pre stamp cover of 3 April 1851 bearing the Mominabad HG 1 handstamp, struck in purple, recorded in the census of Mominabad postal history — the office known today as Ambajogai, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Entire posted from Mominabad to Hyderabad with "Mominabad/ Paid" HG1 handstamp in purple posted on 3rd April 1851 with six annas postage paid along with private intaglio.
2 images of COV-3810 are recorded (front, back); the Mominabad HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1850–1855.
Questions about COV-3810
- What is COV-3810?
- COV-3810 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mominabad, Madras Presidency of 3 April 1851, bearing the Mominabad HG 1 handstamp in purple. Entire posted from Mominabad to Hyderabad with "Mominabad/ Paid" HG1 handstamp in purple posted on 3rd April 1851 with six annas postage paid along with private intaglio.
- How scarce is the Mominabad HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Mominabad HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1850–1855.
- When was COV-3810 posted?
- COV-3810 is dated 3 April 1851, within the recorded period of use of Mominabad HG 1 (1850–1855).
About this record
This 3 April 1851 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mominabad HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.