COV-2517 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Wallajapett, Madras Presidency of 5 September 1856, bearing the Wallajapett HG 1 handstamp in red. Postal cover from wallajapett (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 5 September 1856. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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

The census grades Wallajapett HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1856.

When was COV-2517 posted?

COV-2517 is dated 5 September 1856, within the recorded period of use of Wallajapett HG 1 (1856).

COV-2517

5 September 1856 Wallajapett HG 1 Cover

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5 September 1856 Wallajapett HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-2517 — front

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Date

5 September 1856

Description

Postal cover from wallajapett (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 5 September 1856. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd

About this Wallajapett pre stamp cover

COV-2517 is a Wallajapett pre stamp cover of 5 September 1856 bearing the Wallajapett HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Wallajapett postal history — the office known today as Walajapet, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from wallajapett (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 5 September 1856. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd.

1 image of COV-2517 is recorded (front); the Wallajapett HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1856.

Questions about COV-2517

What is COV-2517?: COV-2517 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Wallajapett, Madras Presidency of 5 September 1856, bearing the Wallajapett HG 1 handstamp in red. Postal cover from wallajapett (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 5 September 1856. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Wallajapett HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Wallajapett HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1856.
What is the provenance of COV-2517?: Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd.
When was COV-2517 posted?: COV-2517 is dated 5 September 1856, within the recorded period of use of Wallajapett HG 1 (1856).

About this record

This 5 September 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Wallajapett 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. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd.