Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Description
A letter from Capt. Buxton, Acting Post Master, Ootacamund send under the despatch mark "OOTACAMUND/FREE" and on arrival at Yellwall the receipt stamp " YELLWALL/ FREE" wasapplied, the letter having taken 4 days in transit.
Provenance
Ex. Giles.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Yellwall
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Yellwall is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this Yellwall pre stamp cover
COV-798 is a Yellwall pre stamp cover bearing the Yellwall HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Yellwall postal history — the office known today as Yelwal, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
A letter from Capt. Buxton, Acting Post Master, Ootacamund send under the despatch mark "OOTACAMUND/FREE" and on arrival at Yellwall the receipt stamp " YELLWALL/ FREE" wasapplied, the letter having taken 4 days in transit.
Ex. Giles.
1 image of COV-798 is recorded; the Yellwall HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1842.
Questions about COV-798
- What is COV-798?
- COV-798 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Yellwall, Madras Presidency, bearing the Yellwall HG 2 handstamp in red. A letter from Capt. Buxton, Acting Post Master, Ootacamund send under the despatch mark "OOTACAMUND/FREE" and on arrival at Yellwall the receipt stamp " YELLWALL/ FREE" wasapplied, the letter having taken 4 days in transit.
- How scarce is the Yellwall HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Yellwall HG 2 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1842.
- What is the provenance of COV-798?
- Ex. Giles.
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Yellwall HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.