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Date
1859
Description
India 1859 QV ½a on cover w/ "COCHIN PAID" pmk in red to Hyderabad "1st D"
Auction
Same office
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 record
This 1859 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 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 289, lot 0025, (2025).