COV-3953
27 January 1837 Cannanore HG 3 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils
Date
27 January 1837
Description
India 1837 prestamp EL, stamped "CANNANORE/ Post Paid" possibly latest known usage, to Liverpool with Maritime mail cachet
Auction
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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 1handstampBlack1820–1823
- Cannanore HG 2handstampBlack1823
- Cannanore HG 2ahandstampBlack1823–1825
- Cannanore HG 4handstampBlack1830
- Cannanore HG 5handstampRed1838-44
- Cannanore HG 6handstampBlack1838-42
- Cannanore HG 7handstampRed1839-42
- Cannanore HG 8handstampRed1844-49
- Cannanore MN 1manuscript1819
About this record
This 27 January 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cannanore HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 50, lot 0330, (2024).