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COV-1564

1840 Naidopet HG 2 Cover

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1840 Naidopet HG 2 pre stamp cover — COV-1564
Naidopet HG 2 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-1564)

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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

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15, Lot 43

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Other recorded marks at Naidopet

1 mark

One other pre-1854 postal marking of Naidopet is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.

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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.