COV-3778 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Trivandrum, Madras Presidency of 1 July 1850, bearing the Trivandrum HG 4 handstamp in black. India 1850 Trivandrum (Giles #4) handstruck cover featuring a bearing mark with boxed 'AM' in black and GPO receipt stamp in red.

How scarce is the Trivandrum HG 4 mark on this cover?

The census grades Trivandrum HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1850-51.

When was COV-3778 posted?

COV-3778 is dated 1 July 1850, within the recorded period of use of Trivandrum HG 4 (1850-51).

COV-3778

1 July 1850 Trivandrum Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1 July 1850, Trivandrum HG 4 handstruck folded letter (COV-3778)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Trivandrum HG 4, scan 2 (COV-3778)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1 July 1850

Description

India 1850 Trivandrum (Giles #4) handstruck cover featuring a bearing mark with boxed 'AM' in black and GPO receipt stamp in red.

Auction

Sephils

436, Lot 0107, (2025)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Trivandrum

4 marks

4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Trivandrum are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this Trivandrum pre stamp cover

COV-3778 is a Trivandrum pre stamp cover of 1 July 1850 bearing the Trivandrum HG 4 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Trivandrum postal history — the office known today as Thiruvananthapuram, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

India 1850 Trivandrum (Giles #4) handstruck cover featuring a bearing mark with boxed 'AM' in black and GPO receipt stamp in red.

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 436 lot 0107 (2025).

2 images of COV-3778 are recorded; the Trivandrum HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1850-51.

Questions about COV-3778

What is COV-3778?: COV-3778 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Trivandrum, Madras Presidency of 1 July 1850, bearing the Trivandrum HG 4 handstamp in black. India 1850 Trivandrum (Giles #4) handstruck cover featuring a bearing mark with boxed 'AM' in black and GPO receipt stamp in red.
How scarce is the Trivandrum HG 4 mark on this cover?: The census grades Trivandrum HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1850-51.
What is the provenance of COV-3778?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 436 lot 0107 (2025).
When was COV-3778 posted?: COV-3778 is dated 1 July 1850, within the recorded period of use of Trivandrum HG 4 (1850-51).

About this record

This 1 July 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Trivandrum HG 4 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 436, lot 0107, (2025).