COV-1595

1850 Negapatam HG 4 Cover

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1850 Negapatam HG 4 pre stamp cover — COV-1595

Negapatam HG 4 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-1595)

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Date

1850

Description

1850 TRANQUEBAR Paid (ex Danish Settlement) Giles 6 on folded letter from Negapattam to Mauritius via Tranquebar, with NEGAPATTAM Paid Giles 4 alongside

Auction

StampBay

17, Lot 121

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Other recorded marks at Negapatam

7 marks

7 other pre-1854 postal markings of Negapatam are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

Negapatam HG 1handstampBlack1809
Negapatam HG 2handstampBlack1823
Negapatam HG 3handstampRed1828–1836
Negapatam HG 5handstampRed1842-51
Negapatam HG 6handstampBlack1848
Negapatam HG 7handstampRed1841–1842
Negapatam HG AddhandstampBlack1809

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About this record

This 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Negapatam HG 4 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 17, lot 121.