Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
1854
Description
1854 : H.G. 2 & 3: Rajamundry is in Godavari District, Madras Presidency, on the left bank of the Godavari River 360 miles from Madras, it was Bussy's headquarters from 1754-57. Portions of the fort still remain. A letter sent from London to India in 1854, by sea from Southampton, at a postage rate of 1/~, prepaid, which first of all arrived in Madras GPO on the 30/03/1854, & was then sent to SAMULCOTAH, under Madras. All India slide type of despatch stamp "Madras/Date/Bearing", & 6 as. postage for the inland transit due.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Rajamundry
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Rajamundry are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Rajamundry pre stamp cover
COV-4202 is a Rajamundry pre stamp cover of 1854 bearing the Rajamundry HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Rajamundry postal history — the office known today as Rajamahendravaram, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1854 : H.G. 2 & 3: Rajamundry is in Godavari District, Madras Presidency, on the left bank of the Godavari River 360 miles from Madras, it was Bussy's headquarters from 1754-57. Portions of the fort still remain. A letter sent from London to India in 1854, by sea from Southampton, at a postage rate of 1/~, prepaid, which first of all arrived in Madras GPO on the 30/03/1854, & was then sent to SAMULCOTAH, under Madras. All India slide type of despatch stamp "Madras/Date/Bearing", & 6 as. postage for the inland transit due.
1 image of COV-4202 is recorded (front); the Rajamundry HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1839–1854.
Questions about COV-4202
- What is COV-4202?
- COV-4202 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Rajamundry, Madras Presidency of 1854, bearing the Rajamundry HG 2 handstamp in black. 1854 : H.G. 2 & 3: Rajamundry is in Godavari District, Madras Presidency, on the left bank of the Godavari River 360 miles from Madras, it was Bussy's headquarters from 1754-57. Portions of the fort still remain. A letter sent from London to India in 1854, by sea from Southampton, at a postage rate of 1/~, prepaid, which first of all arrived in Madras GPO on the 30/03/1854, & was then sent to SAMULCOTAH, under Madras. All India slide type of despatch stamp "Madras/Date/Bearing", & 6 as. postage for the inland transit due.
- How scarce is the Rajamundry HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Rajamundry HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1839–1854.
- When was COV-4202 posted?
- COV-4202 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Rajamundry HG 2 (1839–1854).
About this record
This 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Rajamundry HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded.