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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.
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-725 is a Cochin pre stamp cover of 1849 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?
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.
1 image of COV-725 is recorded (front); the Cochin HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1843–1859.
Questions about COV-725
- What is COV-725?
- COV-725 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cochin, Madras Presidency of 1849, bearing the Cochin HG 2 handstamp in red. 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.
- 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.
- When was COV-725 posted?
- COV-725 is dated 1849, within the recorded period of use of Cochin HG 2 (1843–1859).
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 10 surviving covers with this mark recorded.