COV-2445
16 July 1850 Negapatam HG 4 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Santosh MS
Date
16 July 1850
Description
1850 Negapatnam – Port Louis entire, with Giles 4 "NEGAPATNAM/1850 July 16/Paid" handstamp, rate "9 as" comprising 8A steam postage for a letter not exceeding 1 tolah & 1A inland postage to Madras for a letter not exceeding ¼ tolah (travelled between 100–200 miles) applied in manuscript. Sent to Galle from Madras & from there loaded on the British packet Briton's Queen on 25th June & reached Port Louis on 17th August. This new packet service was operated between 1848–1852. "PD", "PACKET", & "MAURITIUS/AU 17/1850/GPO" receipt marks applied.
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Other recorded marks at Negapatam
7 marks7 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.
About this record
This 16 July 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.