COV-950 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Negapatam, Madras Presidency, bearing the Negapatam HG 4 handstamp in red. Postal cover from negapatam (madras), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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.

COV-950

Negapatam Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Negapatam HG 4 handstruck folded letter (COV-950)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Negapatam HG 4, scan 2 (COV-950)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Description

Postal cover from negapatam (madras), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Private

Same office

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.

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About this Negapatam pre stamp cover

COV-950 is a Negapatam pre stamp cover 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?

Postal cover from negapatam (madras), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Private.

2 images of COV-950 are recorded; the Negapatam HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1854.

Questions about COV-950

What is COV-950?: COV-950 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Negapatam, Madras Presidency, bearing the Negapatam HG 4 handstamp in red. Postal cover from negapatam (madras), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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.
What is the provenance of COV-950?: Its recorded auction history runs through Private.

About this record

This pre-1854 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 Private.