COV-3255
3 November 1862 Pondicherry Cover
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Date
3 November 1862
Description
Entire from Pondicherry Dt. 3 Oct 1862, 'BUREAU DE PONDICHERRY' in double circle Gile Type 13(1858-62) in black. The PD in box applied to the letters whose postage paid to destination by the sender. The transit mark in red applied at Marseille dated 3 Nov 1862 and delivered at Bordeaux on 10 Nov 1862. Transit time 32 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-3255 is a Pondicherry pre stamp cover of 3 November 1862 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. 3 Oct 1862, 'BUREAU DE PONDICHERRY' in double circle Gile Type 13(1858-62) in black. The PD in box applied to the letters whose postage paid to destination by the sender. The transit mark in red applied at Marseille dated 3 Nov 1862 and delivered at Bordeaux on 10 Nov 1862. Transit time 32 days.
1 image of COV-3255 is recorded (front); the Pondicherry HG 13 mark itself is recorded in use 1855–1862.
Questions about COV-3255
- What is COV-3255?
- COV-3255 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Pondicherry, Madras Presidency of 3 November 1862, bearing the Pondicherry HG 13 handstamp in black. Entire from Pondicherry Dt. 3 Oct 1862, 'BUREAU DE PONDICHERRY' in double circle Gile Type 13(1858-62) in black. The PD in box applied to the letters whose postage paid to destination by the sender. The transit mark in red applied at Marseille dated 3 Nov 1862 and delivered at Bordeaux on 10 Nov 1862. Transit time 32 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-3255 posted?
- COV-3255 is dated 3 November 1862, within the recorded period of use of Pondicherry HG 13 (1855–1862).
About this record
This 3 November 1862 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.