COV-3255
3 November 1862 Pondicherry HG 13 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Markand Dave FRPSL
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.
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 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.