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Date
6 July 1855
Description
INDIA, (French Settlement), Pondicherry, 1854, 1a Deep Red, Die I (4a; SG 11). Horizontal pair, ample margins to touching, tied by two diamond of dots cancels and manuscript "Stamped" on blue folded letter datelined Bordeaux, France Jul. 6, 1855, to "Monsieur Jules Bellamy, Capne de la Juliette, Coringuy", carried privately to Pondicherry with red framed "Pondicherry, 1855 August 16, Paid" despatch datestamp (Giles 12) on back, Calcutta and Injeram Bearing and Paid (Aug. 20, neither listed by Giles) transit and Cocanada (Aug. 21) arrival backstamps, Very Fine, an interesting privately carried cover to the French Settlement of Pondicherry for forwarding to Cocanada
Auction
The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2, Lot 6154, (11/14/2023)
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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-4824 is a Cocanada pre stamp cover of 6 July 1855 bearing the Cocanada HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Cocanada postal history — the office known today as Kakinada, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
INDIA, (French Settlement), Pondicherry, 1854, 1a Deep Red, Die I (4a; SG 11). Horizontal pair, ample margins to touching, tied by two diamond of dots cancels and manuscript "Stamped" on blue folded letter datelined Bordeaux, France Jul. 6, 1855, to "Monsieur Jules Bellamy, Capne de la Juliette, Coringuy", carried privately to Pondicherry with red framed "Pondicherry, 1855 August 16, Paid" despatch datestamp (Giles 12) on back, Calcutta and Injeram Bearing and Paid (Aug. 20, neither listed by Giles) transit and Cocanada (Aug. 21) arrival backstamps, Very Fine, an interesting privately carried cover to the French Settlement of Pondicherry for forwarding to Cocanada
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2 lot 6154 (11/14/2023).
2 images of COV-4824 are recorded (front, back); the Cocanada HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1848–1855.
Questions about COV-4824
- What is COV-4824?
- COV-4824 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cocanada, Madras Presidency of 6 July 1855, bearing the Cocanada HG 2 handstamp in black. INDIA, (French Settlement), Pondicherry, 1854, 1a Deep Red, Die I (4a; SG 11). Horizontal pair, ample margins to touching, tied by two diamond of dots cancels and manuscript "Stamped" on blue folded letter datelined Bordeaux, France Jul. 6, 1855, to "Monsieur Jules Bellamy, Capne de la Juliette, Coringuy", carried privately to Pondicherry with red framed "Pondicherry, 1855 August 16, Paid" despatch datestamp (Giles 12) on back, Calcutta and Injeram Bearing and Paid (Aug. 20, neither listed by Giles) transit and Cocanada (Aug. 21) arrival backstamps, Very Fine, an interesting privately carried cover to the French Settlement of Pondicherry for forwarding to Cocanada
- How scarce is the Cocanada HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Cocanada HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1848–1855.
- What is the provenance of COV-4824?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2 lot 6154 (11/14/2023).
- When was COV-4824 posted?
- COV-4824 is dated 6 July 1855, within the recorded period of use of Cocanada HG 2 (1848–1855).
About this record
This 6 July 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cocanada HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2, lot 6154, (11/14/2023).