COV-3818
6 March 1841 Chicacole HG 5 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
6 March 1841
Description
Entire posted from Chicacole to Pondicherry with unrecorded "Chicalole / Bearing" handstamp in black color, Post Not Piaid and attarcting 8 annas as bearing as indicated in manuscript, posted on 6th March 1841.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Chicacole
4 marks4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Chicacole are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 6 March 1841 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Chicacole HG 5 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded.