COV-4162
16 April 1856 Seringapatam HG 9 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
16 April 1856
Description
Litho cover posted from Seringapatam to Madras with half anna canceled by C16 along with All India type Seringapatam Post Paid handstamp posted on April 16th 1856 along with GPO and AM cancellation of Madras.
Same office
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 4handstampBlack1800–1823
- Seringapatam HG 5handstampRed1837
- Seringapatam HG 6handstampBlack1828–1837
- Seringapatam HG 7handstampRed1842
- Seringapatam HG 8handstampBlack1842
- Seringapatam HG 10handstampBlack1848–1853
- Seringapatam HG 11handstampRed1839
- Seringapatam HG 12handstampBlack1858
- Seringapatam MN 1manuscript1810
About this record
This 16 April 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Seringapatam HG 9 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.