Scan or Photo Courtesy of D Pittie
Date
1800
Description
Postal cover from salem (madras), bearing MN 1 handstamp in unknown. Dated 1800. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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Other recorded marks at Salem
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Salem are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Salem pre stamp cover
COV-2661 is a Salem pre stamp cover of 1800 bearing the Salem MN 1 manuscript marking, recorded in the census of Salem postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from salem (madras), bearing MN 1 handstamp in unknown. Dated 1800. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
2 images of COV-2661 are recorded (front); the Salem MN 1 mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-2661
- What is COV-2661?
- COV-2661 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Salem, Madras Presidency of 1800, bearing the Salem MN 1 manuscript marking. Postal cover from salem (madras), bearing MN 1 handstamp in unknown. Dated 1800. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Salem MN 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Salem MN 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use —.
- When was COV-2661 posted?
- COV-2661 is dated 1800, within the recorded period of use of Salem MN 1 (—).
About this record
This 1800 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Salem MN 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.