COV-2227
9 August 1857 Mysore Cover
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Date
9 August 1857
Description
1846-56 Native covers with boxed Paid datestamp in red (14) or Bearing datestamps in black (3), Paid datestamps include Dharwar, Madura, Mysore, Alleppy, Belgaum, Chingleput, Coimbature, Negapatum, Hydrabad, Bugwah, etc., a few faults though most are fine. (17).
Auction
Auction Number 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, Lot 1143, (6th Nov 2025)
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Other recorded marks at Mysore
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Mysore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Mysore pre stamp cover
COV-2227 is a Mysore pre stamp cover of 9 August 1857 bearing the Mysore HG 4 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Mysore postal history — the office known today as Mysuru, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1846-56 Native covers with boxed Paid datestamp in red (14) or Bearing datestamps in black (3), Paid datestamps include Dharwar, Madura, Mysore, Alleppy, Belgaum, Chingleput, Coimbature, Negapatum, Hydrabad, Bugwah, etc., a few faults though most are fine. (17).
Its recorded auction history runs through Argyll Etkin Auction Number 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History lot 1143 (6th Nov 2025).
1 image of COV-2227 is recorded (front); the Mysore HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1857.
Questions about COV-2227
- What is COV-2227?
- COV-2227 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mysore, Madras Presidency of 9 August 1857, bearing the Mysore HG 4 handstamp in red. 1846-56 Native covers with boxed Paid datestamp in red (14) or Bearing datestamps in black (3), Paid datestamps include Dharwar, Madura, Mysore, Alleppy, Belgaum, Chingleput, Coimbature, Negapatum, Hydrabad, Bugwah, etc., a few faults though most are fine. (17).
- How scarce is the Mysore HG 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Mysore HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1857.
- What is the provenance of COV-2227?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Argyll Etkin Auction Number 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History lot 1143 (6th Nov 2025).
- When was COV-2227 posted?
- COV-2227 is dated 9 August 1857, within the recorded period of use of Mysore HG 4 (1837–1857).
About this record
This 9 August 1857 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mysore HG 4 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 15 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Argyll Etkin, Auction Number 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, lot 1143, (6th Nov 2025).