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Date
1840
Description
1843 NAIDOPET Paid Giles 2 (only recorded 1840), on native cover with MADRAS G.P.O. Giles SD21 alongside and boxed PM
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Naidopet
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Naidopet is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this Naidopet pre stamp cover
COV-1564 is a Naidopet pre stamp cover of 1840 bearing the Naidopet HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Naidopet postal history — the office known today as Naidupeta, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1843 NAIDOPET Paid Giles 2 (only recorded 1840), on native cover with MADRAS G.P.O. Giles SD21 alongside and boxed PM
Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 15 lot 43.
2 images of COV-1564 are recorded; the Naidopet HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1840.
Questions about COV-1564
- What is COV-1564?
- COV-1564 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Naidopet, Madras Presidency of 1840, bearing the Naidopet HG 2 handstamp in red. 1843 NAIDOPET Paid Giles 2 (only recorded 1840), on native cover with MADRAS G.P.O. Giles SD21 alongside and boxed PM
- How scarce is the Naidopet HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Naidopet HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1840.
- What is the provenance of COV-1564?
- Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 15 lot 43.
- When was COV-1564 posted?
- COV-1564 is dated 1840, within the recorded period of use of Naidopet HG 2 (1840).
About this record
This 1840 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Naidopet HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 15, lot 43.