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Date
11 June 1851
Description
1851 Folded letter from Sadras to Madras with Type 1 "SADRAS / PAID" postmark. Postage paid 6 pais. General despatch mark boxed "AM" and Madras "G.P.O. / date" receipt stamp also seen on the cover.
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Other recorded marks at Sadrass
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Sadrass is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this Sadrass pre stamp cover
COV-4550 is a Sadrass pre stamp cover of 11 June 1851 bearing the Sadrass HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Sadrass postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1851 Folded letter from Sadras to Madras with Type 1 "SADRAS / PAID" postmark. Postage paid 6 pais. General despatch mark boxed "AM" and Madras "G.P.O. / date" receipt stamp also seen on the cover.
1 image of COV-4550 is recorded (front); the Sadrass HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1851.
Questions about COV-4550
- What is COV-4550?
- COV-4550 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Sadrass, Madras Presidency of 11 June 1851, bearing the Sadrass HG 2 handstamp in red. 1851 Folded letter from Sadras to Madras with Type 1 "SADRAS / PAID" postmark. Postage paid 6 pais. General despatch mark boxed "AM" and Madras "G.P.O. / date" receipt stamp also seen on the cover.
- How scarce is the Sadrass HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Sadrass HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1851.
- When was COV-4550 posted?
- COV-4550 is dated 11 June 1851, within the recorded period of use of Sadrass HG 2 (1851).
About this record
This 11 June 1851 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sadrass HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.