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Description
Postal cover from cochin (madras), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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 Cochin pre stamp cover
COV-4568 is a Cochin pre stamp cover 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?
Postal cover from cochin (madras), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-4568 is recorded (front); the Cochin HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1843–1859.
Questions about COV-4568
- What is COV-4568?
- COV-4568 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cochin, Madras Presidency, bearing the Cochin HG 2 handstamp in red. Postal cover from cochin (madras), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- 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.
About this record
This pre-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.