COV-4596

1856 Cocanada HG 1 Cover

Back to census|Cocanada HG 1 · 2 covers recorded

← COV-3801

1856 Cocanada HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-4596 — front

Cocanada HG 1 pre stamp cover — back (COV-4596) — back

Scan or Photo Courtesy of eBay

Date

1856

Description

Early India 1856 Type 6 Very early. Madras Receing House. Boxed Cocanada

Auction

eBay

Same office

Other recorded marks at Cocanada

1 mark

One other pre-1854 postal marking of Cocanada is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.

Cocanada HG 2handstampBlack1848

View all Cocanada marks and postal history →

About this record

This 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cocanada HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with eBay.