COV-2518 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Palmanair, Madras Presidency of 18 October 1856, bearing the Palmanair HG 1 handstamp in red. Postal cover from palamanair (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 18 October 1856. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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

The census grades Palmanair HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1856.

When was COV-2518 posted?

COV-2518 is dated 18 October 1856, within the recorded period of use of Palmanair HG 1 (1856).

COV-2518

18 October 1856 Palmanair HG 1 Cover

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18 October 1856 Palmanair HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-2518 — front

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Date

18 October 1856

Description

Postal cover from palamanair (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 18 October 1856. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd

About this Palmanair pre stamp cover

COV-2518 is a Palmanair pre stamp cover of 18 October 1856 bearing the Palmanair HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Palmanair postal history — the office known today as Palamaner, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from palamanair (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 18 October 1856. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd.

1 image of COV-2518 is recorded (front); the Palmanair HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1856.

Questions about COV-2518

What is COV-2518?: COV-2518 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Palmanair, Madras Presidency of 18 October 1856, bearing the Palmanair HG 1 handstamp in red. Postal cover from palamanair (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 18 October 1856. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Palmanair HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Palmanair HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1856.
What is the provenance of COV-2518?: Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd.
When was COV-2518 posted?: COV-2518 is dated 18 October 1856, within the recorded period of use of Palmanair HG 1 (1856).

About this record

This 18 October 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Palmanair HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd.