Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
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
9 marks9 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 2ahandstampBlack1823–1825
- 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
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).