Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
1837
Description
Postal cover from royacottah (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 1837. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
About this Royacottah pre stamp cover
COV-3466 is a Royacottah pre stamp cover of 1837 bearing the Royacottah HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Royacottah postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from royacottah (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 1837. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-3466 is recorded (front); the Royacottah HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1837.
Questions about COV-3466
- What is COV-3466?
- COV-3466 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Royacottah, Madras Presidency of 1837, bearing the Royacottah HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from royacottah (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 1837. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Royacottah HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Royacottah HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837.
- When was COV-3466 posted?
- COV-3466 is dated 1837, within the recorded period of use of Royacottah HG 1 (1837).
About this record
This 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Royacottah HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.