COV-2640 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mysore, Madras Presidency of 26 September 1816, bearing the Mysore HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from mysore (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 26 September 1816. Note: Scarce. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Mysore HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Mysore HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1815–1816.

When was COV-2640 posted?

COV-2640 is dated 26 September 1816, within the recorded period of use of Mysore HG 1 (1815–1816).

COV-2640

26 September 1816 Mysore HG 1 Cover

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26 September 1816 Mysore HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-2640 — front

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Date

26 September 1816

Description

Postal cover from mysore (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 26 September 1816. Note: Scarce. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Mysore

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About this Mysore pre stamp cover

COV-2640 is a Mysore pre stamp cover of 26 September 1816 bearing the Mysore HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Mysore postal history — the office known today as Mysuru, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from mysore (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 26 September 1816. Note: Scarce. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2640 is recorded (front); the Mysore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1815–1816.

Questions about COV-2640

What is COV-2640?: COV-2640 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mysore, Madras Presidency of 26 September 1816, bearing the Mysore HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from mysore (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 26 September 1816. Note: Scarce. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Mysore HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Mysore HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1815–1816.
When was COV-2640 posted?: COV-2640 is dated 26 September 1816, within the recorded period of use of Mysore HG 1 (1815–1816).

About this record

This 26 September 1816 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mysore HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.