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5 February 1823 Cannanore HG 1 Cover

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5 February 1823 Cannanore HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-2051 — front

Cannanore HG 1 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-2051)

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Date

5 February 1823

Auction

Spink

Lot 319, (Oct. 2000)

Provenance

Derek Hammond Giles

Same office

Other recorded marks at Cannanore

8 marks

8 other pre-1854 postal markings of Cannanore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

Cannanore HG 2handstampBlack1823
Cannanore HG 3handstampBlack1825–1837
Cannanore HG 4handstampBlack1827–1830
Cannanore HG 5handstampRed1838–1845
Cannanore HG 6handstampBlack1838-42
Cannanore HG 7handstampRed1839-42
Cannanore HG 8handstampRed1844-49
Cannanore MN 1manuscript1819

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About this record

This 5 February 1823 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cannanore HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 3 examples recorded in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 319, (Oct. 2000).