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Date
9 April 1810
Description
Entire posted from Col. Forbes' Detachment, 80th Regiment, at Seringapatam to Madras in manuscript "Care of Hunter & Hay", who were the forwarding agents at Madras. This is a heavy weight cover weighing 2¼ weight of a silver Rupee and considered as Treble postage with 30 Fanams postage not paid on 9th April 1810. As Seringapatam didn't have a "Post Not Paid" handstamp, it was manually written.
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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 4handstampBlack1800–1823
- Seringapatam HG 5handstampRed1837
- Seringapatam HG 6handstampBlack1828–1837
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About this Seringapatam pre stamp cover
COV-2987 is a Seringapatam pre stamp cover of 9 April 1810 bearing the Seringapatam MN 1 manuscript marking, recorded in the census of Seringapatam postal history — the office known today as Srirangapatna, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Entire posted from Col. Forbes' Detachment, 80th Regiment, at Seringapatam to Madras in manuscript "Care of Hunter & Hay", who were the forwarding agents at Madras. This is a heavy weight cover weighing 2¼ weight of a silver Rupee and considered as Treble postage with 30 Fanams postage not paid on 9th April 1810. As Seringapatam didn't have a "Post Not Paid" handstamp, it was manually written.
Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
1 image of COV-2987 is recorded (front); the Seringapatam MN 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1810.
Questions about COV-2987
- What is COV-2987?
- COV-2987 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Seringapatam, Madras Presidency of 9 April 1810, bearing the Seringapatam MN 1 manuscript marking. Entire posted from Col. Forbes' Detachment, 80th Regiment, at Seringapatam to Madras in manuscript "Care of Hunter & Hay", who were the forwarding agents at Madras. This is a heavy weight cover weighing 2¼ weight of a silver Rupee and considered as Treble postage with 30 Fanams postage not paid on 9th April 1810. As Seringapatam didn't have a "Post Not Paid" handstamp, it was manually written.
- How scarce is the Seringapatam MN 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Seringapatam MN 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1810.
- What is the provenance of COV-2987?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
- When was COV-2987 posted?
- COV-2987 is dated 9 April 1810, within the recorded period of use of Seringapatam MN 1 (1810).
About this record
This 9 April 1810 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Seringapatam MN 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Private.