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Date
1856
Description
Early India 1856 Type 6 Very early. Madras Receing House. Boxed Cocanada
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Cocanada
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Cocanada is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this Cocanada pre stamp cover
COV-4596 is a Cocanada pre stamp cover of 1856 bearing the Cocanada HG 1 handstamp, struck in orange, recorded in the census of Cocanada postal history — the office known today as Kakinada, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Early India 1856 Type 6 Very early. Madras Receing House. Boxed Cocanada
Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
2 images of COV-4596 are recorded (front, back); the Cocanada HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1851–1856.
Questions about COV-4596
- What is COV-4596?
- COV-4596 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cocanada, Madras Presidency of 1856, bearing the Cocanada HG 1 handstamp in orange. Early India 1856 Type 6 Very early. Madras Receing House. Boxed Cocanada
- How scarce is the Cocanada HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Cocanada HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1851–1856.
- What is the provenance of COV-4596?
- Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
- When was COV-4596 posted?
- COV-4596 is dated 1856, within the recorded period of use of Cocanada HG 1 (1851–1856).
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.