COV-805 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cochin, Madras Presidency of 1817, bearing the Cochin HG 1A handstamp in black. 1817: UNRECORDED: A letter from East Indies Company's office at QUILON to COCHIN dated August 15, 1817.

How scarce is the Cochin HG 1A mark on this cover?

The census grades Cochin HG 1A as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1817.

When was COV-805 posted?

COV-805 is dated 1817, within the recorded period of use of Cochin HG 1A (1817).

COV-805

1817 Cochin Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1817, Cochin HG 1A handstruck folded letter (COV-805)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak

Date

1817

Description

1817: UNRECORDED: A letter from East Indies Company's office at QUILON to COCHIN dated August 15, 1817.

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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.

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About this Cochin pre stamp cover

COV-805 is a Cochin pre stamp cover of 1817 bearing the Cochin HG 1A handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Cochin postal history — the office known today as Kochi, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

1817: UNRECORDED: A letter from East Indies Company's office at QUILON to COCHIN dated August 15, 1817.

1 image of COV-805 is recorded; the Cochin HG 1A mark itself is recorded in use 1817.

Questions about COV-805

What is COV-805?: COV-805 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cochin, Madras Presidency of 1817, bearing the Cochin HG 1A handstamp in black. 1817: UNRECORDED: A letter from East Indies Company's office at QUILON to COCHIN dated August 15, 1817.
How scarce is the Cochin HG 1A mark on this cover?: The census grades Cochin HG 1A as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1817.
When was COV-805 posted?: COV-805 is dated 1817, within the recorded period of use of Cochin HG 1A (1817).

About this record

This 1817 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cochin HG 1A handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.