Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
May 1837
Description
MOUNT/POST PAID. 1837 : H.G. 4 : A entire folded sheet from MOUNT to SECUNDERABAD via MADRAS. Postage prepaid 10 as. A red capsule MOUNT/POST PAID in Red Colour was used during 1829-35. This cover being used quite late, extends the date 1837.
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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-722 is a Mount pre stamp cover of May 1837 bearing the Mount HG 4 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Mount postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
MOUNT/POST PAID. 1837 : H.G. 4 : A entire folded sheet from MOUNT to SECUNDERABAD via MADRAS. Postage prepaid 10 as. A red capsule MOUNT/POST PAID in Red Colour was used during 1829-35. This cover being used quite late, extends the date 1837.
1 image of COV-722 is recorded (front); the Mount HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1824–1837.
Questions about COV-722
- What is COV-722?
- COV-722 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mount, Madras Presidency of May 1837, bearing the Mount HG 4 handstamp in red. MOUNT/POST PAID. 1837 : H.G. 4 : A entire folded sheet from MOUNT to SECUNDERABAD via MADRAS. Postage prepaid 10 as. A red capsule MOUNT/POST PAID in Red Colour was used during 1829-35. This cover being used quite late, extends the date 1837.
- How scarce is the Mount HG 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Mount HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1824–1837.
- When was COV-722 posted?
- COV-722 is dated May 1837, within the recorded period of use of Mount HG 4 (1824–1837).
About this record
This May 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mount HG 4 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded.