COV-907
1819 Samulcotah HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of David Feldman Auctions
Date
1819
Description
1819-22 Two stampless entires both addressed to Madras, the 1819 entire bears partial strike of the extremely rare POST PAID/SAMULCOTAH 2-line stike, plus 1822 with framed SADRAS/POST PAID, both stikes applied on reverse, neatly mounted and written up on album pages, a fine pair.
Auction
Lot 31520
Same office
Other recorded marks at Samulcotah
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Samulcotah are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 1819 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Samulcotah HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 4 examples recorded in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with davidfeldman, lot 31520.