COV-4194 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ootacamund, Madras Presidency of 1828, bearing the Ootacamund HG 1 handstamp in red. 1828: H.G.1 : Letter from OOTACAMUND to MYSORE, 1st Sept., Postage prepaid was 4 as.

How scarce is the Ootacamund HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Ootacamund HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1828-34.

When was COV-4194 posted?

COV-4194 is dated 1828, within the recorded period of use of Ootacamund HG 1 (1828-34).

COV-4194

1828 Ootacamund Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1828, Ootacamund HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-4194) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak

Date

1828

Description

1828: H.G.1 : Letter from OOTACAMUND to MYSORE, 1st Sept., Postage prepaid was 4 as.

Same office

Other recorded marks at Ootacamund

5 marks

5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Ootacamund 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 Ootacamund pre stamp cover

COV-4194 is an Ootacamund pre stamp cover of 1828 bearing the Ootacamund HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Ootacamund postal history — the office known today as Udhagamandalam, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

1828: H.G.1 : Letter from OOTACAMUND to MYSORE, 1st Sept., Postage prepaid was 4 as.

1 image of COV-4194 is recorded (front); the Ootacamund HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1828-34.

Questions about COV-4194

What is COV-4194?: COV-4194 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ootacamund, Madras Presidency of 1828, bearing the Ootacamund HG 1 handstamp in red. 1828: H.G.1 : Letter from OOTACAMUND to MYSORE, 1st Sept., Postage prepaid was 4 as.
How scarce is the Ootacamund HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Ootacamund HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1828-34.
When was COV-4194 posted?: COV-4194 is dated 1828, within the recorded period of use of Ootacamund HG 1 (1828-34).

About this record

This 1828 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ootacamund HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.