COV-4845 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Pondicherry, Madras Presidency of 1856, bearing the Pondicherry HG 12 handstamp in red. India Used Abroad native wrapper to Madras from Pondicherry

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-4845 posted?

COV-4845 is dated 1856, within the recorded period of use of Pondicherry HG 12 (1849–1858).

COV-4845

1856 Pondicherry HG 12 Cover

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1856 Pondicherry HG 12 pre stamp cover — COV-4845

Pondicherry HG 12 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-4845)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's

Date

1856

Description

India Used Abroad native wrapper to Madras from Pondicherry

Auction

Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's

Stamps & Covers of Asia, Lot 128, (2024)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Pondicherry

15 marks

15 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.

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About this Pondicherry pre stamp cover

COV-4845 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?

India Used Abroad native wrapper to Madras from Pondicherry

Its recorded auction history runs through Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's Stamps & Covers of Asia lot 128 (2024).

2 images of COV-4845 are recorded; the Pondicherry HG 12 mark itself is recorded in use 1849–1858.

Questions about COV-4845

What is COV-4845?: COV-4845 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Pondicherry, Madras Presidency of 1856, bearing the Pondicherry HG 12 handstamp in red. India Used Abroad native wrapper to Madras from Pondicherry
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.
What is the provenance of COV-4845?: Its recorded auction history runs through Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's Stamps & Covers of Asia lot 128 (2024).
When was COV-4845 posted?: COV-4845 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. It has appeared at auction with Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's, Stamps & Covers of Asia, lot 128, (2024).