COV-4791 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Trepassore, Madras Presidency of 27 November 1856, bearing the Trepassore HG 2 handstamp in red. Postal cover from trepassore (madras), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Red. Dated 27 November 1856. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Trepassore HG 2 mark on this cover?

The census grades Trepassore HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854–1855.

When was COV-4791 posted?

COV-4791 is dated 27 November 1856, within the recorded period of use of Trepassore HG 2 (1854–1855).

COV-4791

27 November 1856 Trepassore HG 2 Cover

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27 November 1856 Trepassore HG 2 pre stamp cover — COV-4791 — front

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Date

27 November 1856

Description

Postal cover from trepassore (madras), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Red. Dated 27 November 1856. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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About this Trepassore pre stamp cover

COV-4791 is a Trepassore pre stamp cover of 27 November 1856 bearing the Trepassore HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Trepassore postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from trepassore (madras), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Red. Dated 27 November 1856. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-4791 is recorded (front); the Trepassore HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1854–1855.

Questions about COV-4791

What is COV-4791?: COV-4791 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Trepassore, Madras Presidency of 27 November 1856, bearing the Trepassore HG 2 handstamp in red. Postal cover from trepassore (madras), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Red. Dated 27 November 1856. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Trepassore HG 2 mark on this cover?: The census grades Trepassore HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854–1855.
When was COV-4791 posted?: COV-4791 is dated 27 November 1856, within the recorded period of use of Trepassore HG 2 (1854–1855).

About this record

This 27 November 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Trepassore HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.