Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
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.
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 1handstampBlack1820–1823
- Cannanore HG 2handstampBlack1823
- Cannanore HG 2ahandstampBlack1823–1825
- 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 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.