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Date
1849
Description
COCHIN/PAID. 1849 : H.G.2 : Cover posted from PALAMCOTTA [28 Jan] to COCHIN [1 Feb.] Postage prepaid at PALAMCOTTA 4 as. COCHIN was a Dutch colony till 1795, when it was captured by Major Petrie. Dutch were allowed to retain their laws and administration. It was finally ceded to the Company under the Paris Treaty.
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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 record
This 1849 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 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.