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15 July 1854 Pondicherry HG 10 Cover
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Date
15 July 1854
Description
1836 entire letter to Bordeaux showing framed "pays d'outremer" and with arrival datestamp on reverse, 1854 entire letter to Marseilles with framed "pondicherry/Paid" datestamp on face, and 1859 entire letter to Compeigne showing fine "bureau de pondicherry" datestamp on face
Auction
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Other recorded marks at Pondicherry
15 marks15 other pre-1854 postal markings of Pondicherry are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Pondicherry HG 1handstampBlack1786–1823
- Pondicherry HG 1ahandstampBlack1818
- Pondicherry HG 2handstampBlack1795
- Pondicherry HG 3handstampBlack1804–1817
- Pondicherry HG 3AhandstampBlack1801
- Pondicherry HG 4handstampBlack1804–1815
- Pondicherry HG 5handstampRed1826–1836
- Pondicherry HG 6handstampBlack1826–1836
- Pondicherry HG 7handstampRed1838–1851
- Pondicherry HG 8handstampBlack1839–1841
- Pondicherry HG 9handstampRed1839
- Pondicherry HG 11handstampBlack1851–1854
- Pondicherry HG 12handstampRed1849–1858
- Pondicherry HG 12ahandstampBlack1850–1852
- Pondicherry HG 13handstampBlack1855–1862
About this record
This 15 July 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Pondicherry HG 10 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 21 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 17021 - Great Britain with Post Offices in Central and South America, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Australasia - The David Pitts Collection, lot 355.