COV-3263
1856 Pondicherry Cover
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Date
1856
Description
1856, A Part Cover tied with 1 anna Red Die I Litho Stamp and 2a Green Typograph horizontal strip of Four cancelled with five strikes of the C/ 111 diamond of dots and additionally tied to piece by large Hand stamp 10, showing PONDICHERRY Paid Gile Type 12 CIRCA 1851-58. Also struck with French CDS MARSEILLE A PARIS - 12 SEPT 56
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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
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About this Pondicherry pre stamp cover
COV-3263 is a Pondicherry pre stamp cover of 1856 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?
1856, A Part Cover tied with 1 anna Red Die I Litho Stamp and 2a Green Typograph horizontal strip of Four cancelled with five strikes of the C/ 111 diamond of dots and additionally tied to piece by large Hand stamp 10, showing PONDICHERRY Paid Gile Type 12 CIRCA 1851-58. Also struck with French CDS MARSEILLE A PARIS - 12 SEPT 56
1 image of COV-3263 is recorded (front); the Pondicherry HG 12 mark itself is recorded in use 1849–1858.
Questions about COV-3263
- What is COV-3263?
- COV-3263 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Pondicherry, Madras Presidency of 1856, bearing the Pondicherry HG 12 handstamp in red. 1856, A Part Cover tied with 1 anna Red Die I Litho Stamp and 2a Green Typograph horizontal strip of Four cancelled with five strikes of the C/ 111 diamond of dots and additionally tied to piece by large Hand stamp 10, showing PONDICHERRY Paid Gile Type 12 CIRCA 1851-58. Also struck with French CDS MARSEILLE A PARIS - 12 SEPT 56
- 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-3263 posted?
- COV-3263 is dated 1856, within the recorded period of use of Pondicherry HG 12 (1849–1858).
About this record
This 1856 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 30 surviving covers with this mark recorded.