COV-2634 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tuticorin, Madras Presidency of 11 March 1818, bearing the Tuticorin HG 3 handstamp in black. Postal cover from tuticorin (madras), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 11 March 1818. Note: Used together with 4. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Tuticorin HG 3 mark on this cover?

The census grades Tuticorin HG 3 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1818.

When was COV-2634 posted?

COV-2634 is dated 11 March 1818, within the recorded period of use of Tuticorin HG 3 (1818).

COV-2634

11 March 1818 Tuticorin HG 3 Cover

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11 March 1818 Tuticorin HG 3 pre stamp cover — COV-2634 — front

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Date

11 March 1818

Description

Postal cover from tuticorin (madras), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 11 March 1818. Note: Used together with 4. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Tuticorin

4 marks

4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Tuticorin 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 Tuticorin pre stamp cover

COV-2634 is a Tuticorin pre stamp cover of 11 March 1818 bearing the Tuticorin HG 3 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Tuticorin postal history — the office known today as Thoothukudi, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from tuticorin (madras), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 11 March 1818. Note: Used together with 4. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2634 is recorded (front); the Tuticorin HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1818.

Questions about COV-2634

What is COV-2634?: COV-2634 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tuticorin, Madras Presidency of 11 March 1818, bearing the Tuticorin HG 3 handstamp in black. Postal cover from tuticorin (madras), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Black. Dated 11 March 1818. Note: Used together with 4. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Tuticorin HG 3 mark on this cover?: The census grades Tuticorin HG 3 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1818.
When was COV-2634 posted?: COV-2634 is dated 11 March 1818, within the recorded period of use of Tuticorin HG 3 (1818).

About this record

This 11 March 1818 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tuticorin HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.