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COV-717

1822 Nellore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1822, Nellore HG 2 handstruck folded letter (COV-717)
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Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak

Date

1822

Description

NELLORE/POST PAID — UNRECORDED COLOUR. 1825: H.G. 2 : Letter from NELLORE to MADRAS, weigh 5 3/4 th Rs., postage charged Rs.10 As 8. Giles recorded this type used in black colour in 1822. This cover having the same postmark in red colour used in 1825. Both Letters addressed to the Registrar of the Supreme Court.

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Other recorded marks at Nellore

3 marks

3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Nellore 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 Nellore pre stamp cover

COV-717 is a Nellore pre stamp cover of 1822 bearing the Nellore HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Nellore postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

NELLORE/POST PAID — UNRECORDED COLOUR. 1825: H.G. 2 : Letter from NELLORE to MADRAS, weigh 5 3/4 th Rs., postage charged Rs.10 As 8. Giles recorded this type used in black colour in 1822. This cover having the same postmark in red colour used in 1825. Both Letters addressed to the Registrar of the Supreme Court.

1 image of COV-717 is recorded (front); the Nellore HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1822–1825.

Questions about COV-717

What is COV-717?
COV-717 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nellore, Madras Presidency of 1822, bearing the Nellore HG 2 handstamp in red. NELLORE/POST PAID — UNRECORDED COLOUR. 1825: H.G. 2 : Letter from NELLORE to MADRAS, weigh 5 3/4 th Rs., postage charged Rs.10 As 8. Giles recorded this type used in black colour in 1822. This cover having the same postmark in red colour used in 1825. Both Letters addressed to the Registrar of the Supreme Court.
How scarce is the Nellore HG 2 mark on this cover?
The census grades Nellore HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1822–1825.
When was COV-717 posted?
COV-717 is dated 1822, within the recorded period of use of Nellore HG 2 (1822–1825).

About this record

This 1822 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nellore HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.