COV-3250
6 July 1855 Pondicherry Cover
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Date
6 July 1855
Description
Entire from Pondicherry Dt. 6 JUIL 1855 'BUREAU DE PONDICHERRY' in double circle Gile Type 13(1858-62 ) in black. The Red 'PD' in box for letters postage paid to destination. 'PP' in manuscript indicates the postage paid by the sender. This letter went by Steamer 'Fammin' via Marseille. The transit mark in red and also in black on the back of the cover indicates the routes and delivered in Bordeaux on 15 AOUT 55. Transit time 50 days.
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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-3250 is a Pondicherry pre stamp cover of 6 July 1855 bearing the Pondicherry HG 13 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Pondicherry postal history — the office known today as Puducherry, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Entire from Pondicherry Dt. 6 JUIL 1855 'BUREAU DE PONDICHERRY' in double circle Gile Type 13(1858-62 ) in black. The Red 'PD' in box for letters postage paid to destination. 'PP' in manuscript indicates the postage paid by the sender. This letter went by Steamer 'Fammin' via Marseille. The transit mark in red and also in black on the back of the cover indicates the routes and delivered in Bordeaux on 15 AOUT 55. Transit time 50 days.
1 image of COV-3250 is recorded (front); the Pondicherry HG 13 mark itself is recorded in use 1855–1862.
Questions about COV-3250
- What is COV-3250?
- COV-3250 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Pondicherry, Madras Presidency of 6 July 1855, bearing the Pondicherry HG 13 handstamp in black. Entire from Pondicherry Dt. 6 JUIL 1855 'BUREAU DE PONDICHERRY' in double circle Gile Type 13(1858-62 ) in black. The Red 'PD' in box for letters postage paid to destination. 'PP' in manuscript indicates the postage paid by the sender. This letter went by Steamer 'Fammin' via Marseille. The transit mark in red and also in black on the back of the cover indicates the routes and delivered in Bordeaux on 15 AOUT 55. Transit time 50 days.
- How scarce is the Pondicherry HG 13 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Pondicherry HG 13 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1855–1862.
- When was COV-3250 posted?
- COV-3250 is dated 6 July 1855, within the recorded period of use of Pondicherry HG 13 (1855–1862).
About this record
This 6 July 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Pondicherry HG 13 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded.