Scan or Photo Courtesy of Arvind R
Date
5 December 1856
Description
Postal cover from sholinghur (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 5 December 1856. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Provenance
Arvind R
About this Sholinghur pre stamp cover
COV-2207 is a Sholinghur pre stamp cover of 5 December 1856 bearing the Sholinghur HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Sholinghur postal history — the office known today as Sholinghapuram, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from sholinghur (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 5 December 1856. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Arvind R
1 image of COV-2207 is recorded (front); the Sholinghur HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1856.
Questions about COV-2207
- What is COV-2207?
- COV-2207 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Sholinghur, Madras Presidency of 5 December 1856, bearing the Sholinghur HG 1 handstamp in red. Postal cover from sholinghur (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 5 December 1856. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Sholinghur HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Sholinghur HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1856.
- What is the provenance of COV-2207?
- Arvind R
- When was COV-2207 posted?
- COV-2207 is dated 5 December 1856, within the recorded period of use of Sholinghur HG 1 (1856).
About this record
This 5 December 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sholinghur HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.