Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
10 June 1822
Description
MOUNT/FRee. 1822 : H.G. 3 : On the front part of wrapper sent from MOUNT to MADRAS, addressed to some Register. Hand struck stamp in black box MOUNT/FREE used during 1827-33. This cover makes the date earlier by almost 5 years. Very rare.
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Other recorded marks at Mount
6 marks6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Mount are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Mount pre stamp cover
COV-721 is a Mount pre stamp cover of 10 June 1822 bearing the Mount HG 3 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Mount postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
MOUNT/FRee. 1822 : H.G. 3 : On the front part of wrapper sent from MOUNT to MADRAS, addressed to some Register. Hand struck stamp in black box MOUNT/FREE used during 1827-33. This cover makes the date earlier by almost 5 years. Very rare.
1 image of COV-721 is recorded (front); the Mount HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1822–1833.
Questions about COV-721
- What is COV-721?
- COV-721 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mount, Madras Presidency of 10 June 1822, bearing the Mount HG 3 handstamp in black. MOUNT/FRee. 1822 : H.G. 3 : On the front part of wrapper sent from MOUNT to MADRAS, addressed to some Register. Hand struck stamp in black box MOUNT/FREE used during 1827-33. This cover makes the date earlier by almost 5 years. Very rare.
- How scarce is the Mount HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Mount HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1822–1833.
- When was COV-721 posted?
- COV-721 is dated 10 June 1822, within the recorded period of use of Mount HG 3 (1822–1833).
About this record
This 10 June 1822 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mount HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.