Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
1854
Description
1854 : H.G. 2 & 3: Rajamundry is in Godavari District, Madras Presidency, on the left bank of the Godavari River 360 miles from Madras, it was Bussy's headquarters from 1754-57. Portions of the fort still remain. A letter sent from London to India in 1854, by sea from Southampton, at a postage rate of 1/~, prepaid, which first of all arrived in Madras GPO on the 30/03/1854, & was then sent to SAMULCOTAH, under Madras. All India slide type of despatch stamp "Madras/Date/Bearing", & 6 as. postage for the inland transit due.
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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-4202 is a Samulcotah pre stamp cover of 1854 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?
1854 : H.G. 2 & 3: Rajamundry is in Godavari District, Madras Presidency, on the left bank of the Godavari River 360 miles from Madras, it was Bussy's headquarters from 1754-57. Portions of the fort still remain. A letter sent from London to India in 1854, by sea from Southampton, at a postage rate of 1/~, prepaid, which first of all arrived in Madras GPO on the 30/03/1854, & was then sent to SAMULCOTAH, under Madras. All India slide type of despatch stamp "Madras/Date/Bearing", & 6 as. postage for the inland transit due.
1 image of COV-4202 is recorded (front); the Samulcotah HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1854.
Questions about COV-4202
- What is COV-4202?
- COV-4202 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Samulcotah, Madras Presidency of 1854, bearing the Samulcotah HG 3 handstamp in black. 1854 : H.G. 2 & 3: Rajamundry is in Godavari District, Madras Presidency, on the left bank of the Godavari River 360 miles from Madras, it was Bussy's headquarters from 1754-57. Portions of the fort still remain. A letter sent from London to India in 1854, by sea from Southampton, at a postage rate of 1/~, prepaid, which first of all arrived in Madras GPO on the 30/03/1854, & was then sent to SAMULCOTAH, under Madras. All India slide type of despatch stamp "Madras/Date/Bearing", & 6 as. postage for the inland transit due.
- 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-4202 posted?
- COV-4202 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Samulcotah HG 3 (1838–1854).
About this record
This 1854 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.