COV-4237

3 June 1848 Negapatam HG 5 Cover

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3 June 1848 Negapatam HG 5 pre stamp cover — COV-4237 — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of David Feldman Auctions

Date

3 June 1848

Auction

David Feldman

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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 4handstampRed1841–1854
Negapatam HG 6handstampBlack1848
Negapatam HG 7handstampRed1841–1842
Negapatam HG AddhandstampBlack1809

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About this record

This 3 June 1848 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Negapatam HG 5 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman.