COV-3253 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Pondicherry, Madras Presidency of 25 March 1857, bearing the Pondicherry HG 13 handstamp in black. Entire from PONDICHERRY Dt. 25 March 1857 to MARSLELLE received on 26 April 1857. Showing receiving mark in red. PD letters in Rectangle. Weight 89 gm

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-3253 posted?

COV-3253 is dated 25 March 1857, within the recorded period of use of Pondicherry HG 13 (1855–1862).

COV-3253

25 March 1857 Pondicherry Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 25 March 1857, Pondicherry HG 13 handstruck folded letter (COV-3253) — front

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Date

25 March 1857

Description

Entire from PONDICHERRY Dt. 25 March 1857 to MARSLELLE received on 26 April 1857. Showing receiving mark in red. PD letters in Rectangle. Weight 89 gm

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About this Pondicherry pre stamp cover

COV-3253 is a Pondicherry pre stamp cover of 25 March 1857 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. 25 March 1857 to MARSLELLE received on 26 April 1857. Showing receiving mark in red. PD letters in Rectangle. Weight 89 gm

1 image of COV-3253 is recorded (front); the Pondicherry HG 13 mark itself is recorded in use 1855–1862.

Questions about COV-3253

What is COV-3253?: COV-3253 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Pondicherry, Madras Presidency of 25 March 1857, bearing the Pondicherry HG 13 handstamp in black. Entire from PONDICHERRY Dt. 25 March 1857 to MARSLELLE received on 26 April 1857. Showing receiving mark in red. PD letters in Rectangle. Weight 89 gm
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-3253 posted?: COV-3253 is dated 25 March 1857, within the recorded period of use of Pondicherry HG 13 (1855–1862).

About this record

This 25 March 1857 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.