COV-2812

21 February 1845 Mount HG 5 Cover

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21 February 1845 Mount HG 5 pre stamp cover — COV-2812 — front

Mount HG 5 pre stamp cover — back (COV-2812) — back

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Date

21 February 1845

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Other recorded marks at Mount

6 marks

6 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.

Mount HG 1handstampBlack1820
Mount HG 2handstampBlack1825–1835
Mount HG 3handstampBlack1822-33
Mount HG 4handstampRed1829-37
Mount HG 6handstampBlack1840
Mount HG 7handstampRed1841-52

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About this record

This 21 February 1845 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mount HG 5 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.