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Date
1842
Description
INDIA 1842 Dundee to Vizianagram Madras Presidency, entire to Ensign 22nd Regt at Gootygram, boxed DUNDEE ds, red PAID, multiple India transits, scarce military correspondence cover
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Vizianagarum
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Vizianagarum are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Vizianagarum pre stamp cover
COV-3811 is a Vizianagarum pre stamp cover of 1842 bearing the Vizianagarum HG 6 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Vizianagarum postal history — the office known today as Vizianagaram, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
INDIA 1842 Dundee to Vizianagram Madras Presidency, entire to Ensign 22nd Regt at Gootygram, boxed DUNDEE ds, red PAID, multiple India transits, scarce military correspondence cover
Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 395 lot 0077 (2025).
2 images of COV-3811 are recorded; the Vizianagarum HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1842.
Questions about COV-3811
- What is COV-3811?
- COV-3811 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Vizianagarum, Madras Presidency of 1842, bearing the Vizianagarum HG 6 handstamp in red. INDIA 1842 Dundee to Vizianagram Madras Presidency, entire to Ensign 22nd Regt at Gootygram, boxed DUNDEE ds, red PAID, multiple India transits, scarce military correspondence cover
- How scarce is the Vizianagarum HG 6 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Vizianagarum HG 6 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1842.
- What is the provenance of COV-3811?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 395 lot 0077 (2025).
- When was COV-3811 posted?
- COV-3811 is dated 1842, within the recorded period of use of Vizianagarum HG 6 (1837–1842).
About this record
This 1842 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Vizianagarum HG 6 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 395, lot 0077, (2025).