COV-4237 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Negapatam, Madras Presidency of 3 June 1848, bearing the Negapatam HG 5 handstamp in red. Postal cover from negapatam (madras), bearing HG 5 handstamp in Red. Dated 3 June 1848. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Negapatam HG 5 mark on this cover?

The census grades Negapatam HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1842-51.

When was COV-4237 posted?

COV-4237 is dated 3 June 1848, within the recorded period of use of Negapatam HG 5 (1842-51).

COV-4237

3 June 1848 Negapatam Cover

Back to census|Negapatam HG 5 · 2 covers recorded

← COV-294

Pre-stamp cover of India — 3 June 1848, Negapatam HG 5 handstruck folded letter (COV-4237) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of David Feldman Auctions

Date

3 June 1848

Description

Postal cover from negapatam (madras), bearing HG 5 handstamp in Red. Dated 3 June 1848. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

David Feldman

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-4237 is a Negapatam pre stamp cover of 3 June 1848 bearing the Negapatam HG 5 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 5 handstamp in Red. Dated 3 June 1848. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman.

1 image of COV-4237 is recorded (front); the Negapatam HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1842-51.

Questions about COV-4237

What is COV-4237?: COV-4237 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Negapatam, Madras Presidency of 3 June 1848, bearing the Negapatam HG 5 handstamp in red. Postal cover from negapatam (madras), bearing HG 5 handstamp in Red. Dated 3 June 1848. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Negapatam HG 5 mark on this cover?: The census grades Negapatam HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1842-51.
What is the provenance of COV-4237?: Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman.
When was COV-4237 posted?: COV-4237 is dated 3 June 1848, within the recorded period of use of Negapatam HG 5 (1842-51).

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.