COV-2499 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Vellore, Madras Presidency of 1813, bearing the Vellore HG 1A handstamp in black.

How scarce is the Vellore HG 1A mark on this cover?

The census grades Vellore HG 1A as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1813.

When was COV-2499 posted?

COV-2499 is dated 1813, within the recorded period of use of Vellore HG 1A (1813).

COV-2499

1813 Vellore HG 1A Cover

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1813 Vellore HG 1A pre stamp cover — COV-2499 — front

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Date

1813

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Other recorded marks at Vellore

6 marks

6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Vellore 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 Vellore pre stamp cover

COV-2499 is a Vellore pre stamp cover of 1813 bearing the Vellore HG 1A handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Vellore postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

1 image of COV-2499 is recorded (front); the Vellore HG 1A mark itself is recorded in use 1813.

Questions about COV-2499

What is COV-2499?: COV-2499 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Vellore, Madras Presidency of 1813, bearing the Vellore HG 1A handstamp in black.
How scarce is the Vellore HG 1A mark on this cover?: The census grades Vellore HG 1A as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1813.
When was COV-2499 posted?: COV-2499 is dated 1813, within the recorded period of use of Vellore HG 1A (1813).

About this record

This 1813 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Vellore HG 1A handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.