COV-3268 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Quilon, Madras Presidency of 31 December 1819, bearing the Quilon MN 1 manuscript marking. Postal cover from quilon (madras), bearing MN 1 handstamp in unknown. Dated 31 December 1819. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Quilon MN 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Quilon MN 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1819.

When was COV-3268 posted?

COV-3268 is dated 31 December 1819, within the recorded period of use of Quilon MN 1 (1819).

COV-3268

31 December 1819 Quilon Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 31 December 1819, Quilon MN 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-3268) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Date

31 December 1819

Description

Postal cover from quilon (madras), bearing MN 1 handstamp in unknown. Dated 31 December 1819. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Quilon

6 marks

6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Quilon are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this Quilon pre stamp cover

COV-3268 is a Quilon pre stamp cover of 31 December 1819 bearing the Quilon MN 1 manuscript marking, recorded in the census of Quilon postal history — the office known today as Kollam, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from quilon (madras), bearing MN 1 handstamp in unknown. Dated 31 December 1819. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-3268 is recorded (front); the Quilon MN 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1819.

Questions about COV-3268

What is COV-3268?: COV-3268 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Quilon, Madras Presidency of 31 December 1819, bearing the Quilon MN 1 manuscript marking. Postal cover from quilon (madras), bearing MN 1 handstamp in unknown. Dated 31 December 1819. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Quilon MN 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Quilon MN 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1819.
When was COV-3268 posted?: COV-3268 is dated 31 December 1819, within the recorded period of use of Quilon MN 1 (1819).

About this record

This 31 December 1819 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Quilon MN 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.