Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
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
- Seringapatam HG 7handstampRed1842
- Seringapatam HG 8handstampBlack1842
- Seringapatam HG 9handstampRed1839–1841
- Seringapatam HG 10handstampBlack1848–1853
- Seringapatam HG 11handstampRed1839
- Seringapatam HG 12handstampBlack1858
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.