COV-3250
6 July 1855 Pondicherry HG 13 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Markand Dave FRPSL
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 3handstampBlack1804–1816
- 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 10handstampRed1840–1854
- Pondicherry HG 11handstampBlack1851–1854
- Pondicherry HG 12handstampRed1850–1858
- Pondicherry HG 12ahandstampBlack1850–1852
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.