COV-4193
15 September 1835 Ootacamund Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
15 September 1835
Description
1835: H.G.2: Letter posted from OOTACAMUND [15 Sept.] to MADRAS [29 Sept.]. In fact the endorsement on the cover says, its a service letter, however, it was treated as bearing postage & evidently it was held by the Post Office until the postage was paid, when it was endorsed "Postage Remitted, P.M.G." on front-side, and handed over to the addressee. The letter must have had a bulky enclosure, as double postage was due amounting to Re. 1 as.2.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Ootacamund
5 marks5 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.
About this Ootacamund pre stamp cover
COV-4193 is an Ootacamund pre stamp cover of 15 September 1835 bearing the Ootacamund HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Ootacamund postal history — the office known today as Udhagamandalam, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1835: H.G.2: Letter posted from OOTACAMUND [15 Sept.] to MADRAS [29 Sept.]. In fact the endorsement on the cover says, its a service letter, however, it was treated as bearing postage & evidently it was held by the Post Office until the postage was paid, when it was endorsed "Postage Remitted, P.M.G." on front-side, and handed over to the addressee. The letter must have had a bulky enclosure, as double postage was due amounting to Re. 1 as.2.
1 image of COV-4193 is recorded (front); the Ootacamund HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1828-35.
Questions about COV-4193
- What is COV-4193?
- COV-4193 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ootacamund, Madras Presidency of 15 September 1835, bearing the Ootacamund HG 2 handstamp in black. 1835: H.G.2: Letter posted from OOTACAMUND [15 Sept.] to MADRAS [29 Sept.]. In fact the endorsement on the cover says, its a service letter, however, it was treated as bearing postage & evidently it was held by the Post Office until the postage was paid, when it was endorsed "Postage Remitted, P.M.G." on front-side, and handed over to the addressee. The letter must have had a bulky enclosure, as double postage was due amounting to Re. 1 as.2.
- How scarce is the Ootacamund HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Ootacamund HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1828-35.
- When was COV-4193 posted?
- COV-4193 is dated 15 September 1835, within the recorded period of use of Ootacamund HG 2 (1828-35).
About this record
This 15 September 1835 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ootacamund HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.