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Date
2 April 1831
Description
OOLUNDOORPETTAH/OOTACAMUND/POONA/POONAMULLEE - VARIED PAID MARKS INC. RARE TYPE; 2 Apr. 1831 EL (long cross-written family letter; flap faults) from “Camp Oolundoorpettah” to Scotland with a mainly very fine rare red oval-framed “OOLUNDOORPETTAH/POST PAID” (HG1; only known 1831 and rare - a small sub-office of Cuddapah - light fold) on the flap with fair red boxed “INDIA LETTER/DEVONPORT” on the front, 6 Feb. 1845 EL (cut flap) “Per Precursor steamer from Madras” to Scotland with mainly fine boxed red “OOTACAMUND/Paid” (HG4), 9 Apr. 1823 E (side-flaps removed) to Ireland (blue mileage mark for redirection) with mainly fine bold red encircled “Poonah/POST PAID” c.d.s. with v. fine boxed “INDIA LETTER./DEAL”, and 31 July 1824 E (side-flaps removed) to London with rare oval-framed “POONAMULLEE/POST PAID” (HG1; in black in 1824 or in red in 1834 only) overstruck by fine boxed “INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON”. Scarce group. (4 covers) PHOTO - see opposite
Auction
Manning, Lot 109, (Sept. 2015)
Provenance
Michael Manning
About this Oolundoorpettah pre stamp cover
COV-2310 is an Oolundoorpettah pre stamp cover of 2 April 1831 bearing the Oolundoorpettah HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Oolundoorpettah postal history — the office known today as Ulundurpettai, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
OOLUNDOORPETTAH/OOTACAMUND/POONA/POONAMULLEE - VARIED PAID MARKS INC. RARE TYPE; 2 Apr. 1831 EL (long cross-written family letter; flap faults) from “Camp Oolundoorpettah” to Scotland with a mainly very fine rare red oval-framed “OOLUNDOORPETTAH/POST PAID” (HG1; only known 1831 and rare - a small sub-office of Cuddapah - light fold) on the flap with fair red boxed “INDIA LETTER/DEVONPORT” on the front, 6 Feb. 1845 EL (cut flap) “Per Precursor steamer from Madras” to Scotland with mainly fine boxed red “OOTACAMUND/Paid” (HG4), 9 Apr. 1823 E (side-flaps removed) to Ireland (blue mileage mark for redirection) with mainly fine bold red encircled “Poonah/POST PAID” c.d.s. with v. fine boxed “INDIA LETTER./DEAL”, and 31 July 1824 E (side-flaps removed) to London with rare oval-framed “POONAMULLEE/POST PAID” (HG1; in black in 1824 or in red in 1834 only) overstruck by fine boxed “INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON”. Scarce group. (4 covers) PHOTO - see opposite
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 109 (Sept. 2015).
2 images of COV-2310 are recorded (front); the Oolundoorpettah HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1831.
Questions about COV-2310
- What is COV-2310?
- COV-2310 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Oolundoorpettah, Madras Presidency of 2 April 1831, bearing the Oolundoorpettah HG 1 handstamp in red. OOLUNDOORPETTAH/OOTACAMUND/POONA/POONAMULLEE - VARIED PAID MARKS INC. RARE TYPE; 2 Apr. 1831 EL (long cross-written family letter; flap faults) from “Camp Oolundoorpettah” to Scotland with a mainly very fine rare red oval-framed “OOLUNDOORPETTAH/POST PAID” (HG1; only known 1831 and rare - a small sub-office of Cuddapah - light fold) on the flap with fair red boxed “INDIA LETTER/DEVONPORT” on the front, 6 Feb. 1845 EL (cut flap) “Per Precursor steamer from Madras” to Scotland with mainly fine boxed red “OOTACAMUND/Paid” (HG4), 9 Apr. 1823 E (side-flaps removed) to Ireland (blue mileage mark for redirection) with mainly fine bold red encircled “Poonah/POST PAID” c.d.s. with v. fine boxed “INDIA LETTER./DEAL”, and 31 July 1824 E (side-flaps removed) to London with rare oval-framed “POONAMULLEE/POST PAID” (HG1; in black in 1824 or in red in 1834 only) overstruck by fine boxed “INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON”. Scarce group. (4 covers) PHOTO - see opposite
- How scarce is the Oolundoorpettah HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Oolundoorpettah HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1831.
- What is the provenance of COV-2310?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 109 (Sept. 2015).
- When was COV-2310 posted?
- COV-2310 is dated 2 April 1831, within the recorded period of use of Oolundoorpettah HG 1 (1831).
About this record
This 2 April 1831 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Oolundoorpettah HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Manning, lot 109, (Sept. 2015).