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Date
1854
Description
India 1854 QV ½a, Imperf, Lithograph, Die I, SG 3, blue w/ large margins, cancelled w/ Cooper #1 Diamond of Dots on native cover to Cochin
Auction
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Other recorded marks at Cochin
5 marks5 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.
About this Cochin pre stamp cover
COV-4394 is a Cochin pre stamp cover of 1854 bearing the Cochin HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Cochin postal history — the office known today as Kochi, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India 1854 QV ½a, Imperf, Lithograph, Die I, SG 3, blue w/ large margins, cancelled w/ Cooper #1 Diamond of Dots on native cover to Cochin
Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 640 lot 0073 (2026).
4 images of COV-4394 are recorded; the Cochin HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1843–1859.
Questions about COV-4394
- What is COV-4394?
- COV-4394 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cochin, Madras Presidency of 1854, bearing the Cochin HG 2 handstamp in red. India 1854 QV ½a, Imperf, Lithograph, Die I, SG 3, blue w/ large margins, cancelled w/ Cooper #1 Diamond of Dots on native cover to Cochin
- How scarce is the Cochin HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Cochin HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1843–1859.
- What is the provenance of COV-4394?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 640 lot 0073 (2026).
- When was COV-4394 posted?
- COV-4394 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Cochin HG 2 (1843–1859).
About this record
This 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cochin HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 10 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 640, lot 0073, (2026).