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Date
1830
Description
CANNANORE/POST PAID. 1830 : H.G. 3 : Headquarters of the CHIRAKKAL taluk of Malabar District MADRAS. In 1790 the fort was captured from the Bibi of Cannanore, became the military headquarters of the British on the West Coast. Wrapper with letter inside from CANNANORE to THYNOOR. CANNANORE/POST PAID in capsule box, in two lines, 6 as. in red, 6 as. outside the box in manuscript.
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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 1handstampBlack1820–1823
- Cannanore HG 2handstampBlack1823
- Cannanore HG 4handstampBlack1827–1830
- Cannanore HG 5handstampRed1838–1845
- Cannanore HG 6handstampBlack1838-42
- Cannanore HG 7handstampRed1839-42
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About this Cannanore pre stamp cover
COV-730 is a Cannanore pre stamp cover of 1830 bearing the Cannanore HG 3 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?
CANNANORE/POST PAID. 1830 : H.G. 3 : Headquarters of the CHIRAKKAL taluk of Malabar District MADRAS. In 1790 the fort was captured from the Bibi of Cannanore, became the military headquarters of the British on the West Coast. Wrapper with letter inside from CANNANORE to THYNOOR. CANNANORE/POST PAID in capsule box, in two lines, 6 as. in red, 6 as. outside the box in manuscript.
1 image of COV-730 is recorded (front); the Cannanore HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1825–1837.
Questions about COV-730
- What is COV-730?
- COV-730 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cannanore, Madras Presidency of 1830, bearing the Cannanore HG 3 handstamp in black. CANNANORE/POST PAID. 1830 : H.G. 3 : Headquarters of the CHIRAKKAL taluk of Malabar District MADRAS. In 1790 the fort was captured from the Bibi of Cannanore, became the military headquarters of the British on the West Coast. Wrapper with letter inside from CANNANORE to THYNOOR. CANNANORE/POST PAID in capsule box, in two lines, 6 as. in red, 6 as. outside the box in manuscript.
- How scarce is the Cannanore HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Cannanore HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1825–1837.
- When was COV-730 posted?
- COV-730 is dated 1830, within the recorded period of use of Cannanore HG 3 (1825–1837).
About this record
This 1830 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 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded.