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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
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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 Samulcotah pre stamp cover
COV-907 is a Samulcotah pre stamp cover of 1819 bearing the Samulcotah HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Samulcotah postal history — the office known today as Samalkot, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
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.
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman lot 31520.
1 image of COV-907 is recorded; the Samulcotah HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1818–1819.
Questions about COV-907
- What is COV-907?
- COV-907 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Samulcotah, Madras Presidency of 1819, bearing the Samulcotah HG 1 handstamp in black. 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.
- How scarce is the Samulcotah HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Samulcotah HG 1 as 4 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1818–1819.
- What is the provenance of COV-907?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman lot 31520.
- When was COV-907 posted?
- COV-907 is dated 1819, within the recorded period of use of Samulcotah HG 1 (1818–1819).
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 David Feldman, lot 31520.