COV-682 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Pulicat, Madras Presidency of 1818, bearing the Pulicat HG 1 handstamp in black. "POSTPAID PULICAT" Handstamp (Giles HG 1A). Dutch Settlement.

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

The census grades Pulicat HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1818.

When was COV-682 posted?

COV-682 is dated 1818, within the recorded period of use of Pulicat HG 1 (1818).

COV-682

1818 Pulicat Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1818, Pulicat HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-682) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Pulicat HG 1, back (COV-682) — back

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries

Date

1818

Description

"POSTPAID PULICAT" Handstamp (Giles HG 1A). Dutch Settlement.

Auction

Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Sale No. 1325, Lot 3057, (2025)

Provenance

•2025, Robert A. Siegel Sale No. 1325, Lot 3057

Same office

Other recorded marks at Pulicat

1 mark

One other pre-1854 postal marking of Pulicat is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.

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About this Pulicat pre stamp cover

COV-682 is a Pulicat pre stamp cover of 1818 bearing the Pulicat HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Pulicat postal history — the office known today as Pazhaverkadu, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

"POSTPAID PULICAT" Handstamp (Giles HG 1A). Dutch Settlement.

Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale No. 1325 lot 3057 (2025).

2 images of COV-682 are recorded (front, back); the Pulicat HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1818.

Questions about COV-682

What is COV-682?: COV-682 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Pulicat, Madras Presidency of 1818, bearing the Pulicat HG 1 handstamp in black. "POSTPAID PULICAT" Handstamp (Giles HG 1A). Dutch Settlement.
How scarce is the Pulicat HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Pulicat HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1818.
What is the provenance of COV-682?: Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale No. 1325 lot 3057 (2025).
When was COV-682 posted?: COV-682 is dated 1818, within the recorded period of use of Pulicat HG 1 (1818).

About this record

This 1818 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Pulicat 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale No. 1325, lot 3057, (2025).