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COV-3643

1 January 1845 Cannanore HG 5 Cover

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1 January 1845 Cannanore HG 5 pre stamp cover — COV-3643
Cannanore HG 5 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-3643)
Cannanore HG 5 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-3643)
Cannanore HG 5 pre stamp cover — scan 4 (COV-3643)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1 January 1845

Description

India 1845 entire folded letter from Cannanore to Aberdeen, endorsed 'By steamer Hindostan from Madras' and 'via Southampton'. Carried by Packet boat from Alexandria to Southampton, with transit and arrival marks.

Auction

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570, Lot 0104, (2026)

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Other recorded marks at Cannanore

9 marks

9 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.

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About this record

This 1 January 1845 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cannanore HG 5 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 570, lot 0104, (2026).