COV-2850 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Samulcotah, Madras Presidency of July 1839, bearing the Samulcotah HG 3 handstamp in black. Postal cover from waghorn (), bearing unknown handstamp in unknown. Dated July 1839. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Samulcotah HG 3 mark on this cover?

The census grades Samulcotah HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1854.

When was COV-2850 posted?

COV-2850 is dated July 1839, within the recorded period of use of Samulcotah HG 3 (1838–1854).

COV-2850

July 1839 Samulcotah Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — July 1839, Samulcotah HG 3 handstruck folded letter (COV-2850) — back

Pre-stamp cover of India — Samulcotah HG 3, front (COV-2850) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Samulcotah HG 3, scan 3 (COV-2850)

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Date

July 1839

Description

Postal cover from waghorn (), bearing unknown handstamp in unknown. Dated July 1839. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Same office

Other recorded marks at Samulcotah

3 marks

3 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.

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About this Samulcotah pre stamp cover

COV-2850 is a Samulcotah pre stamp cover of July 1839 bearing the Samulcotah HG 3 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?

Postal cover from waghorn (), bearing unknown handstamp in unknown. Dated July 1839. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

3 images of COV-2850 are recorded (back, front); the Samulcotah HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1854.

Questions about COV-2850

What is COV-2850?: COV-2850 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Samulcotah, Madras Presidency of July 1839, bearing the Samulcotah HG 3 handstamp in black. Postal cover from waghorn (), bearing unknown handstamp in unknown. Dated July 1839. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Samulcotah HG 3 mark on this cover?: The census grades Samulcotah HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1854.
When was COV-2850 posted?: COV-2850 is dated July 1839, within the recorded period of use of Samulcotah HG 3 (1838–1854).

About this record

This July 1839 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Samulcotah HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.