COV-3266
1855 Pondicherry Cover
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Date
1855
Description
1855 QV ½ Anna Die I Litho stamp from "A" Stone tied on the entire with thin dot cancellation Cooper Type 1. Showing an Exceptional & Constant Positional ( Pos # 78) Retouch Variety in chignon, From Pondicherry. Reverse struck with RED BOX PONDICHERRY PAID Gile Type 12 circa 1851-58
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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-3266 is a Pondicherry pre stamp cover of 1855 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?
1855 QV ½ Anna Die I Litho stamp from "A" Stone tied on the entire with thin dot cancellation Cooper Type 1. Showing an Exceptional & Constant Positional ( Pos # 78) Retouch Variety in chignon, From Pondicherry. Reverse struck with RED BOX PONDICHERRY PAID Gile Type 12 circa 1851-58
1 image of COV-3266 is recorded (front); the Pondicherry HG 12 mark itself is recorded in use 1849–1858.
Questions about COV-3266
- What is COV-3266?
- COV-3266 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Pondicherry, Madras Presidency of 1855, bearing the Pondicherry HG 12 handstamp in red. 1855 QV ½ Anna Die I Litho stamp from "A" Stone tied on the entire with thin dot cancellation Cooper Type 1. Showing an Exceptional & Constant Positional ( Pos # 78) Retouch Variety in chignon, From Pondicherry. Reverse struck with RED BOX PONDICHERRY PAID Gile Type 12 circa 1851-58
- 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-3266 posted?
- COV-3266 is dated 1855, within the recorded period of use of Pondicherry HG 12 (1849–1858).
About this record
This 1855 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.