COV-2288 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Pondicherry, Madras Presidency of December 1850, bearing the Pondicherry HG 12 handstamp in red. Postal cover from pondicherry (madras), bearing HG 12 handstamp in Red. Dated December 1850. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Pondicherry HG 12 mark on this cover?

The census grades Pondicherry HG 12 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1849–1858.

When was COV-2288 posted?

COV-2288 is dated December 1850, within the recorded period of use of Pondicherry HG 12 (1849–1858).

COV-2288

December 1850 Pondicherry Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — December 1850, Pondicherry HG 12 handstruck folded letter (COV-2288) — front

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Date

December 1850

Description

Postal cover from pondicherry (madras), bearing HG 12 handstamp in Red. Dated December 1850. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Pondicherry

15 marks

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About this Pondicherry pre stamp cover

COV-2288 is a Pondicherry pre stamp cover of December 1850 bearing the Pondicherry HG 12 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Pondicherry postal history — the office known today as Puducherry, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from pondicherry (madras), bearing HG 12 handstamp in Red. Dated December 1850. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2288 is recorded (front); the Pondicherry HG 12 mark itself is recorded in use 1849–1858.

Questions about COV-2288

What is COV-2288?: COV-2288 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Pondicherry, Madras Presidency of December 1850, bearing the Pondicherry HG 12 handstamp in red. Postal cover from pondicherry (madras), bearing HG 12 handstamp in Red. Dated December 1850. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Pondicherry HG 12 mark on this cover?: The census grades Pondicherry HG 12 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1849–1858.
When was COV-2288 posted?: COV-2288 is dated December 1850, within the recorded period of use of Pondicherry HG 12 (1849–1858).

About this record

This December 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Pondicherry HG 12 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 36 surviving covers with this mark recorded.