COV-2182 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Wallajahabad, Madras Presidency of 27 October 1823, bearing the Wallajahabad HG 4 handstamp in black. Postal cover from wallajahabad (madras), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Black. Dated 27 October 1823. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Wallajahabad HG 4 mark on this cover?

The census grades Wallajahabad HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1822–1824.

When was COV-2182 posted?

COV-2182 is dated 27 October 1823, within the recorded period of use of Wallajahabad HG 4 (1822–1824).

COV-2182

27 October 1823 Wallajahabad Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 27 October 1823, Wallajahabad HG 4 handstruck folded letter (COV-2182) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Terry Hare-Walker

Date

27 October 1823

Description

Postal cover from wallajahabad (madras), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Black. Dated 27 October 1823. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Provenance

Terry Hare-Walker

Same office

Other recorded marks at Wallajahabad

6 marks

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

COV-2182 is a Wallajahabad pre stamp cover of 27 October 1823 bearing the Wallajahabad HG 4 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Wallajahabad postal history — the office known today as Walajabad, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from wallajahabad (madras), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Black. Dated 27 October 1823. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Terry Hare-Walker

1 image of COV-2182 is recorded (front); the Wallajahabad HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1822–1824.

Questions about COV-2182

What is COV-2182?: COV-2182 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Wallajahabad, Madras Presidency of 27 October 1823, bearing the Wallajahabad HG 4 handstamp in black. Postal cover from wallajahabad (madras), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Black. Dated 27 October 1823. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Wallajahabad HG 4 mark on this cover?: The census grades Wallajahabad HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1822–1824.
What is the provenance of COV-2182?: Terry Hare-Walker
When was COV-2182 posted?: COV-2182 is dated 27 October 1823, within the recorded period of use of Wallajahabad HG 4 (1822–1824).

About this record

This 27 October 1823 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Wallajahabad HG 4 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded.