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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 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
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About this Palamcotah pre stamp cover
COV-725 is a Palamcotah pre stamp cover of 1849 bearing the Palamcotah HG 5 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Palamcotah postal history — the office known today as Palayamkottai, 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 Palamcotah HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1837-49.
Questions about COV-725
- What is COV-725?
- COV-725 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Palamcotah, Madras Presidency of 1849, bearing the Palamcotah HG 5 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 Palamcotah HG 5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Palamcotah HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837-49.
- When was COV-725 posted?
- COV-725 is dated 1849, within the recorded period of use of Palamcotah HG 5 (1837-49).
About this record
This 1849 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Palamcotah HG 5 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.