COV-2188 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Palamcotah, Madras Presidency of 1792, bearing the Palamcotah HG 1A handstamp in black. Postal cover from palamcotah (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 1792. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Palamcotah HG 1A mark on this cover?

The census grades Palamcotah HG 1A as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1792.

When was COV-2188 posted?

COV-2188 is dated 1792, within the recorded period of use of Palamcotah HG 1A (1792).

COV-2188

1792 Palamcotah Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1792, Palamcotah HG 1A handstruck folded letter (COV-2188) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Terry Hare-Walker

Date

1792

Description

Postal cover from palamcotah (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 1792. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Provenance

Terry Hare-Walker

Same office

Other recorded marks at Palamcotah

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About this Palamcotah pre stamp cover

COV-2188 is a Palamcotah pre stamp cover of 1792 bearing the Palamcotah HG 1A 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?

Postal cover from palamcotah (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 1792. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Terry Hare-Walker

1 image of COV-2188 is recorded (front); the Palamcotah HG 1A mark itself is recorded in use 1792.

Questions about COV-2188

What is COV-2188?: COV-2188 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Palamcotah, Madras Presidency of 1792, bearing the Palamcotah HG 1A handstamp in black. Postal cover from palamcotah (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 1792. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Palamcotah HG 1A mark on this cover?: The census grades Palamcotah HG 1A as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1792.
What is the provenance of COV-2188?: Terry Hare-Walker
When was COV-2188 posted?: COV-2188 is dated 1792, within the recorded period of use of Palamcotah HG 1A (1792).

About this record

This 1792 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Palamcotah HG 1A handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.