COV-3251
25 January 1861 Pondicherry HG 13 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Markand Dave FRPSL
Date
25 January 1861
Description
Entire From PONDICHERRY Dt. 25 Jan 1861 to NANTES Dely Dt. 26 Feb 1861 tied with BUREAU DE PONDICHERRY CDS, Gile Type 13. Transit period is of 33 days.
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 3handstampBlack1804–1816
- 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 25 January 1861 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.