COV-2960

7 June 1838 Cochin HG 1 Cover

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7 June 1838 Cochin HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-2960 — front

Cochin HG 1 pre stamp cover — back (COV-2960) — back

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Thomas Puthanangady

Date

7 June 1838

Same office

Other recorded marks at Cochin

5 marks

5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Cochin are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

Cochin HG 1AhandstampBlack1817
Cochin HG 1BhandstampRed1831
Cochin HG 2handstampRed1843–1859
Cochin HG 3handstampBlack1854–1859
Cochin HG 4handstampBlack1856

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About this record

This 7 June 1838 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cochin HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.