COV-2650 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Vencatagherrycotah, Madras Presidency of 28 August 1835, bearing the Vencatagherrycotah HG 1 handstamp in red. Postal cover from vencatagherrycotah (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 28 August 1835. Note: One example recorded. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Vencatagherrycotah HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Vencatagherrycotah HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1835.

When was COV-2650 posted?

COV-2650 is dated 28 August 1835, within the recorded period of use of Vencatagherrycotah HG 1 (1835).

COV-2650

28 August 1835 Vencatagherrycotah HG 1 Cover

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28 August 1835 Vencatagherrycotah HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-2650 — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of D Pittie

Date

28 August 1835

Description

Postal cover from vencatagherrycotah (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 28 August 1835. Note: One example recorded. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

About this Vencatagherrycotah pre stamp cover

COV-2650 is a Vencatagherrycotah pre stamp cover of 28 August 1835 bearing the Vencatagherrycotah HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Vencatagherrycotah postal history — the office known today as Venkatagiri, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from vencatagherrycotah (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 28 August 1835. Note: One example recorded. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2650 is recorded (front); the Vencatagherrycotah HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1835.

Questions about COV-2650

What is COV-2650?: COV-2650 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Vencatagherrycotah, Madras Presidency of 28 August 1835, bearing the Vencatagherrycotah HG 1 handstamp in red. Postal cover from vencatagherrycotah (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 28 August 1835. Note: One example recorded. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Vencatagherrycotah HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Vencatagherrycotah HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1835.
When was COV-2650 posted?: COV-2650 is dated 28 August 1835, within the recorded period of use of Vencatagherrycotah HG 1 (1835).

About this record

This 28 August 1835 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Vencatagherrycotah HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.