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Date
1788
Description
1802: UNRECORDED: A letter from Major Simpson to the Mr. Garrow, Asst. Collect. at MADHURA about supplies of grains to 2nd Regiment Cavalry. Endorsed Service, 27th july 1802 and signature of the Major. This handstamp : Recorded version of H.G.1 of Giles has "h" in PALAMCOTAH in lower case, where as this handstamp is having it in capital letter. This may be due to assigning the job to unskilled and less educated workers. The same thing also happened at other places like, CAWNPore etc. Giles recorded H.G.1 as used in 1788 and that to a Solitary example. This with different version of spelling is used in 1802.
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Other recorded marks at Palamcotah
11 marks11 other pre-1854 postal markings of Palamcotah are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Palamcotah HG 1AhandstampBlack1792
- Palamcotah HG 2handstampMauve1819–1823
- Palamcotah HG 3handstampRed1832-36
- Palamcotah HG 3Ahandstamp1829
- Palamcotah HG 4handstampBlack1831-36
- Palamcotah HG 5handstampRed1837-49
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About this Palamcotah pre stamp cover
COV-820 is a Palamcotah pre stamp cover of 1788 bearing the Palamcotah HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Palamcotah postal history — the office known today as Palayamkottai, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1802: UNRECORDED: A letter from Major Simpson to the Mr. Garrow, Asst. Collect. at MADHURA about supplies of grains to 2nd Regiment Cavalry. Endorsed Service, 27th july 1802 and signature of the Major. This handstamp : Recorded version of H.G.1 of Giles has "h" in PALAMCOTAH in lower case, where as this handstamp is having it in capital letter. This may be due to assigning the job to unskilled and less educated workers. The same thing also happened at other places like, CAWNPore etc. Giles recorded H.G.1 as used in 1788 and that to a Solitary example. This with different version of spelling is used in 1802.
1 image of COV-820 is recorded; the Palamcotah HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1787–1792.
Questions about COV-820
- What is COV-820?
- COV-820 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Palamcotah, Madras Presidency of 1788, bearing the Palamcotah HG 1 handstamp in black. 1802: UNRECORDED: A letter from Major Simpson to the Mr. Garrow, Asst. Collect. at MADHURA about supplies of grains to 2nd Regiment Cavalry. Endorsed Service, 27th july 1802 and signature of the Major. This handstamp : Recorded version of H.G.1 of Giles has "h" in PALAMCOTAH in lower case, where as this handstamp is having it in capital letter. This may be due to assigning the job to unskilled and less educated workers. The same thing also happened at other places like, CAWNPore etc. Giles recorded H.G.1 as used in 1788 and that to a Solitary example. This with different version of spelling is used in 1802.
- How scarce is the Palamcotah HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Palamcotah HG 1 as 3 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1787–1792.
- When was COV-820 posted?
- COV-820 is dated 1788, within the recorded period of use of Palamcotah HG 1 (1787–1792).
About this record
This 1788 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Palamcotah HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 3 examples recorded in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.