COV-2715

4 October 1816 Vizagapatam HG 3 Cover

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4 October 1816 Vizagapatam HG 3 pre stamp cover — COV-2715 — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Private

This 4 October 1816 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Vizagapatam HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Private.

Date

4 October 1816

Auction

Private

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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.

Vizagapatam HG 1handstampBlack1788
Vizagapatam HG 2handstampBlack1788–1819
Vizagapatam HG 4handstampRed1826-36
Vizagapatam HG 5handstampBlack1827
Vizagapatam HG 6handstampBlack1838–1841
Vizagapatam HG 7handstampRed1841-49
Vizagapatam MN 1manuscript1793

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