COV-4717
1855 Pondicherry HG 12 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
1855
Description
India, (French Settlement), Pondicherry, 1854, 2a Green (5; SG 31). Large to clear margins, cancelled by diamond of dots cancel on 1855 cover to Cheltenham, England, red framed "PONDICHERRY/1855 ?/Paid" boxed despatch datestamp (Giles 12) on back, red Madras and London (Oct. 19) transit and partial Cheltenham arrival datestamps, manuscript "1/6" rate marking, cover with sealed edge tear at left, missing part of top flap, and slight soiling, otherwise Fine, the 2a Typograph paid the inland rate to Madras, ex Dr. Kornan
Auction
The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 5, Lot 209, (09/30/2025)
Provenance
ex Dr. Kornan
Same office
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 10handstampRed1839–1854
- Pondicherry HG 11handstampBlack1851–1854
- Pondicherry HG 12ahandstampBlack1850–1852
- Pondicherry HG 13handstampBlack1855–1862
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 24 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 5, lot 209, (09/30/2025).