COV-340
7 July 1860 Pondicherry HG 13 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
7 July 1860
Description
India, French Settlement, Pondicherry, 1860, "BUREAU DE PONDICHERY/7 JUL 1860" Double-Circle Datestamp (Giles 13). Clearly struck on folded letter to Paris, France, sender's directive "Suez & Marseille" , red framed "PD" and blue company cachet handstamps, French entry transit and Paris (Aug. 11) arrival datestamps, Very Fine Lot Status: Passed
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10151, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
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 3handstampBlack1804–1817
- 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 12handstampRed1849–1858
- Pondicherry HG 12ahandstampBlack1850–1852
About this record
This 7 July 1860 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. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10151.