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Date
1856
Description
India 1856 fl from Tuticorin f.w. 1a dull red, imperf, die II x 3, each tied by C/137 type 6, backstamped Tuticoreen Paid and Palamcottah Paid
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Palamcotah
11 marks11 other pre-1854 postal markings of Palamcotah are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Palamcotah HG 1handstampBlack1787–1792
- Palamcotah HG 1AhandstampBlack1792
- Palamcotah HG 2handstampMauve1819–1823
- Palamcotah HG 3handstampRed1832-36
- Palamcotah HG 3Ahandstamp1829
- Palamcotah HG 4handstampBlack1831-36
- Palamcotah HG 5handstampRed1837-49
- Palamcotah HG 6handstampBlack1838-39
- Palamcotah HG 7handstampRed1856–1857
- Palamcotah HG 8handstampBlack1840
- Palamcotah HG 9handstampRed1838–1843
About this record
This 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Palamcotah HG 10 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, lot 163, (Aug 30, 2025).