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Date
24 May 1823
Description
Siegel - India, Cannanore, 1823, "CANNANORE/POST PAID" Oval Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold and nearly complete strike with manuscript "24 May 1823" date and "12 as" rate markings on back of folded cover to Secunderabad, Very Fine strike of this very rare marking, Giles notes "Rare - 2 examples recorded" Cavendish - CANNANORE - THE RARE OVAL-FRAMED “POST.PAID” MARK ON COVER TO SECUNDERABAD; 24 May 1823 E to Secunderabad with mainly very fine rare oval-framed “CANNANORE/POST. PAID [12as]” (HG1; “Rare”) nicely placed on the lower flap. Only one other example known. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page
Auction
Provenance
Michael Manning "Magnolia"
Same office
Other recorded marks at Cannanore
8 marks8 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
+2 more at this office.View all Cannanore marks and postal history →
About this Cannanore pre stamp cover
COV-224 is a Cannanore pre stamp cover of 24 May 1823 bearing the Cannanore HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Cannanore postal history — the office known today as Kannur, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Siegel - India, Cannanore, 1823, "CANNANORE/POST PAID" Oval Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold and nearly complete strike with manuscript "24 May 1823" date and "12 as" rate markings on back of folded cover to Secunderabad, Very Fine strike of this very rare marking, Giles notes "Rare - 2 examples recorded" Cavendish - CANNANORE - THE RARE OVAL-FRAMED “POST.PAID” MARK ON COVER TO SECUNDERABAD; 24 May 1823 E to Secunderabad with mainly very fine rare oval-framed “CANNANORE/POST. PAID [12as]” (HG1; “Rare”) nicely placed on the lower flap. Only one other example known. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 121 (Sept. 2015); and Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10031 (Mar. 2025).
2 images of COV-224 are recorded (front, back); the Cannanore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1820–1823.
Questions about COV-224
- What is COV-224?
- COV-224 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cannanore, Madras Presidency of 24 May 1823, bearing the Cannanore HG 1 handstamp in black. Siegel - India, Cannanore, 1823, "CANNANORE/POST PAID" Oval Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold and nearly complete strike with manuscript "24 May 1823" date and "12 as" rate markings on back of folded cover to Secunderabad, Very Fine strike of this very rare marking, Giles notes "Rare - 2 examples recorded" Cavendish - CANNANORE - THE RARE OVAL-FRAMED “POST.PAID” MARK ON COVER TO SECUNDERABAD; 24 May 1823 E to Secunderabad with mainly very fine rare oval-framed “CANNANORE/POST. PAID [12as]” (HG1; “Rare”) nicely placed on the lower flap. Only one other example known. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page
- How scarce is the Cannanore HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Cannanore HG 1 as 3 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1820–1823.
- What is the provenance of COV-224?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 121 (Sept. 2015); and Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10031 (Mar. 2025).
- When was COV-224 posted?
- COV-224 is dated 24 May 1823, within the recorded period of use of Cannanore HG 1 (1820–1823).
About this record
This 24 May 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 Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Manning, lot 121, (Sept. 2015); Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10031, (Mar. 2025).