COV-2547 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mount, Madras Presidency of 13 February 1845, bearing the Mount HG 7 handstamp in red. Postal cover from mount (madras), bearing HG 7 handstamp in Red. Dated 13 February 1845. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Mount HG 7 mark on this cover?

The census grades Mount HG 7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841-52.

When was COV-2547 posted?

COV-2547 is dated 13 February 1845, within the recorded period of use of Mount HG 7 (1841-52).

COV-2547

13 February 1845 Mount HG 7 Cover

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13 February 1845 Mount HG 7 pre stamp cover — COV-2547 — front

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Date

13 February 1845

Description

Postal cover from mount (madras), bearing HG 7 handstamp in Red. Dated 13 February 1845. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Mount

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About this Mount pre stamp cover

COV-2547 is a Mount pre stamp cover of 13 February 1845 bearing the Mount HG 7 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Mount postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from mount (madras), bearing HG 7 handstamp in Red. Dated 13 February 1845. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2547 is recorded (front); the Mount HG 7 mark itself is recorded in use 1841-52.

Questions about COV-2547

What is COV-2547?: COV-2547 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mount, Madras Presidency of 13 February 1845, bearing the Mount HG 7 handstamp in red. Postal cover from mount (madras), bearing HG 7 handstamp in Red. Dated 13 February 1845. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Mount HG 7 mark on this cover?: The census grades Mount HG 7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841-52.
When was COV-2547 posted?: COV-2547 is dated 13 February 1845, within the recorded period of use of Mount HG 7 (1841-52).

About this record

This 13 February 1845 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mount HG 7 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.