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COV-2447

15 July 1844 Nowgaum HG 2 Cover

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15 July 1844 Nowgaum HG 2 pre stamp cover — COV-2447
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Date

15 July 1844

Description

1844 Nowgaum – Ootacamund via Madras GPO inland entire, with Giles 2 "NOWGAUM/Bearing" handstamp, date "15 July 1844" & rate "6A" (6A postage for a letter under ¼ tolah, travelling between 900–1000 miles. This letter travelled Nowgaum–Madras: 732 miles & Madras–Ootacamund: 338 miles, total 1070 miles) applied in manuscript. At Madras, Giles MX5 "GPO/1844 Jul. 23" transit mark applied, and finally at Ootacamund, Giles 5 "Ootacamund/29 July 1844/Bearing" (date slug inverted) handstamp applied as the delivery mark.

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About this Nowgaum pre stamp cover

COV-2447 is a Nowgaum pre stamp cover of 15 July 1844 bearing the Nowgaum HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Nowgaum postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

1844 Nowgaum – Ootacamund via Madras GPO inland entire, with Giles 2 "NOWGAUM/Bearing" handstamp, date "15 July 1844" & rate "6A" (6A postage for a letter under ¼ tolah, travelling between 900–1000 miles. This letter travelled Nowgaum–Madras: 732 miles & Madras–Ootacamund: 338 miles, total 1070 miles) applied in manuscript. At Madras, Giles MX5 "GPO/1844 Jul. 23" transit mark applied, and finally at Ootacamund, Giles 5 "Ootacamund/29 July 1844/Bearing" (date slug inverted) handstamp applied as the delivery mark.

1 image of COV-2447 is recorded (front); the Nowgaum HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1844.

Questions about COV-2447

What is COV-2447?
COV-2447 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nowgaum, Madras Presidency of 15 July 1844, bearing the Nowgaum HG 2 handstamp in black. 1844 Nowgaum – Ootacamund via Madras GPO inland entire, with Giles 2 "NOWGAUM/Bearing" handstamp, date "15 July 1844" & rate "6A" (6A postage for a letter under ¼ tolah, travelling between 900–1000 miles. This letter travelled Nowgaum–Madras: 732 miles & Madras–Ootacamund: 338 miles, total 1070 miles) applied in manuscript. At Madras, Giles MX5 "GPO/1844 Jul. 23" transit mark applied, and finally at Ootacamund, Giles 5 "Ootacamund/29 July 1844/Bearing" (date slug inverted) handstamp applied as the delivery mark.
How scarce is the Nowgaum HG 2 mark on this cover?
The census grades Nowgaum HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841–1844.
When was COV-2447 posted?
COV-2447 is dated 15 July 1844, within the recorded period of use of Nowgaum HG 2 (1841–1844).

About this record

This 15 July 1844 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nowgaum HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded.