COV-2629 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Trichinopoly, Madras Presidency of 22 December 1799, bearing the Trichinopoly HG 1B handstamp in black. Postal cover from trichinopoly (madras), bearing HG 1B handstamp in Black. Dated 22 December 1799. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Trichinopoly HG 1B mark on this cover?

The census grades Trichinopoly HG 1B as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1799.

When was COV-2629 posted?

COV-2629 is dated 22 December 1799, within the recorded period of use of Trichinopoly HG 1B (1799).

COV-2629

22 December 1799 Trichinopoly HG 1B Cover

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22 December 1799 Trichinopoly HG 1B pre stamp cover — COV-2629 — front

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Date

22 December 1799

Description

Postal cover from trichinopoly (madras), bearing HG 1B handstamp in Black. Dated 22 December 1799. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Trichinopoly

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About this Trichinopoly pre stamp cover

COV-2629 is a Trichinopoly pre stamp cover of 22 December 1799 bearing the Trichinopoly HG 1B handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Trichinopoly postal history — the office known today as Tiruchirappalli, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from trichinopoly (madras), bearing HG 1B handstamp in Black. Dated 22 December 1799. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2629 is recorded (front); the Trichinopoly HG 1B mark itself is recorded in use 1799.

Questions about COV-2629

What is COV-2629?: COV-2629 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Trichinopoly, Madras Presidency of 22 December 1799, bearing the Trichinopoly HG 1B handstamp in black. Postal cover from trichinopoly (madras), bearing HG 1B handstamp in Black. Dated 22 December 1799. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Trichinopoly HG 1B mark on this cover?: The census grades Trichinopoly HG 1B as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1799.
When was COV-2629 posted?: COV-2629 is dated 22 December 1799, within the recorded period of use of Trichinopoly HG 1B (1799).

About this record

This 22 December 1799 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Trichinopoly HG 1B handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.