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Date
5 December 1854
Description
India, 1854, 1a Red, Die I (4; SG 12). Huge to large margins on each side, stamp with overall soiling, tied by diamond of dots cancel on petite 1854 registered cover to Madras, red framed "COCHIN/PAID" despatch handstamp (Giles 2) and manuscript "5-12-54" date added on back, manuscript "Registered Letter" on back, framed "AM" handstamp, red Madras arrival backstamp, cover with some edgewear and minor tears, Very Fine, a particularly early registered cover
Auction
The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 5, Lot 70, (09/30/2025)
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 5 December 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 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 5, lot 70, (09/30/2025).