COV-978
23 March 1825 Cannanore HG 3 Cover
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Date
23 March 1825
Description
GREAT BRITAIN, "INDIA LETTER/ARUNDEL" (Robertson In.1). Framed strike on back of folded letter from Cannanore and addressed to Sheffield, England, sender's directive "Per Florentina" and "Cannanore, 23 March 1825" despatch date, "CANNANORE/POST PAID" in oval despatch handstamp (Giles 3) under India Letter marking, manuscript "1/-" rate crossed out and "1/3" re-written, Fine strike of this rare marking, only five examples are recorded, all of those that we are aware of were on the same East Indiaman ship as they bear the same London marking
Auction
Lot 543
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 23 March 1825 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. It has appeared at auction with siegelauctions Sale 1303 - Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, lot 543.