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Description
Postal cover from pondicherry (madras), bearing HG 12 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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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-4557 is a Pondicherry pre stamp cover 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. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-4557 is recorded (front); the Pondicherry HG 12 mark itself is recorded in use 1849–1858.
Questions about COV-4557
- What is COV-4557?
- COV-4557 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Pondicherry, Madras Presidency, bearing the Pondicherry HG 12 handstamp in red. Postal cover from pondicherry (madras), bearing HG 12 handstamp in Red. 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.
About this record
This pre-1854 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.