COV-873
4 December 1805 Seringapatam HG 4 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
4 December 1805
Description
Entire "On The Service Cover" handstamped with the Seringapatam Free, addressed to Major Wilks at Mysore from Seringapatam. The cover was carried free of charge on the
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Other recorded marks at Seringapatam
12 marks12 other pre-1854 postal markings of Seringapatam are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Seringapatam HG 1handstampBlack1799
- Seringapatam HG 2handstampBlack1801
- Seringapatam HG 3handstampBlack1801–1815
- Seringapatam HG 5handstampRed1837
- Seringapatam HG 6handstampBlack1828–1837
- Seringapatam HG 7handstampRed1842
- Seringapatam HG 8handstampBlack1842
- Seringapatam HG 9handstampRed1839–1841
- Seringapatam HG 10handstampBlack1848–1853
- Seringapatam HG 11handstampRed1839
- Seringapatam HG 12handstampBlack1858
- Seringapatam MN 1manuscript1810
About this record
This 4 December 1805 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Seringapatam HG 4 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Private.