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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.
- Negapatam HG 1handstampBlack1809
- Negapatam HG AddhandstampBlack1809
- Negapatam HG 2handstampBlack1823
- Negapatam HG 3handstampRed1828–1836
- Negapatam HG 5handstampRed1842-51
- Negapatam HG 6handstampBlack1848–1857
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About this Negapatam pre stamp cover
COV-2445 is a Negapatam pre stamp cover of 16 July 1850 bearing the Negapatam HG 4 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Negapatam postal history — the office known today as Nagapattinam, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
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.
1 image of COV-2445 is recorded (front); the Negapatam HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1854.
Questions about COV-2445
- What is COV-2445?
- COV-2445 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Negapatam, Madras Presidency of 16 July 1850, bearing the Negapatam HG 4 handstamp in red. 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.
- How scarce is the Negapatam HG 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Negapatam HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841–1854.
- When was COV-2445 posted?
- COV-2445 is dated 16 July 1850, within the recorded period of use of Negapatam HG 4 (1841–1854).
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.