COV-2369 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Vizagapatam, Madras Presidency of December 1788, bearing the Vizagapatam HG 2 handstamp in black. Postal cover from vizagapatam (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated December 1788. Note: Rare - used with 2 - separate stamps. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Vizagapatam HG 2 mark on this cover?

The census grades Vizagapatam HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1788–1819.

When was COV-2369 posted?

COV-2369 is dated December 1788, within the recorded period of use of Vizagapatam HG 2 (1788–1819).

COV-2369

December 1788 Vizagapatam Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — December 1788, Vizagapatam HG 2 handstruck folded letter (COV-2369) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Vizagapatam HG 2, scan 2 (COV-2369)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Robson Lowe

Date

December 1788

Description

Postal cover from vizagapatam (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated December 1788. Note: Rare - used with 2 - separate stamps. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Robson Lowe

Frenkle, Lot 16, (Jan. 1977)

Provenance

H.H. Frenkle

Same office

Other recorded marks at Vizagapatam

7 marks

7 other pre-1854 postal markings of Vizagapatam 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 Vizagapatam pre stamp cover

COV-2369 is a Vizagapatam pre stamp cover of December 1788 bearing the Vizagapatam HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Vizagapatam postal history — the office known today as Visakhapatnam, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from vizagapatam (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated December 1788. Note: Rare - used with 2 - separate stamps. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Robson Lowe Frenkle lot 16 (Jan. 1977).

2 images of COV-2369 are recorded (front); the Vizagapatam HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1788–1819.

Questions about COV-2369

What is COV-2369?: COV-2369 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Vizagapatam, Madras Presidency of December 1788, bearing the Vizagapatam HG 2 handstamp in black. Postal cover from vizagapatam (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated December 1788. Note: Rare - used with 2 - separate stamps. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Vizagapatam HG 2 mark on this cover?: The census grades Vizagapatam HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1788–1819.
What is the provenance of COV-2369?: Its recorded auction history runs through Robson Lowe Frenkle lot 16 (Jan. 1977).
When was COV-2369 posted?: COV-2369 is dated December 1788, within the recorded period of use of Vizagapatam HG 2 (1788–1819).

About this record

This December 1788 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Vizagapatam HG 2 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 Robson Lowe, Frenkle, lot 16, (Jan. 1977).