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Date
1842
Description
India, Cannanore, 1842, "CANNANORE" Framed Handstamps (Giles 5-6). Two covers, first is strike in red with "Paid" dated Feb. 27, 1872 and addressed to Mysore, faint Mysore (Feb. 28) arrival handstamp, second in black with "Bearing" on incoming cover from Madras dated Aug. 25, 1842, Cannanore Aug. 26 arrival handstamp, covers with minor flaws including heavy file folds and slight toning, Fine
Auction
Sale 9042, Lot 10047, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6
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 3handstampBlack1825–1837
- Cannanore HG 4handstampBlack1827–1830
- Cannanore HG 5handstampRed1838–1845
- Cannanore HG 7handstampRed1839-42
- Cannanore HG 8handstampRed1844-49
- Cannanore MN 1manuscript1819
About this record
This 1842 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cannanore HG 6 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10047.