COV-2484
10 July 1827 Pondicherry HG 5 Cover
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Date
10 July 1827
Description
1827 (Jul 10) wrapper from Pondicherry to Tranquebar (Dutch settlement in India), reverse with framed “PONDICHERRY / POST PAID” (Giles type 4, who notes that this might not be a P.O. handstamp but a field post hs, rated “rare”, and this example used 12 years after Giles’ recorded period of use), obverse endorsed “A4” for postage, addressee name neatly excised, very fine and very rare.
Auction
Spring 2025 Auction Series, Lot 80473, (2025)
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
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About this Pondicherry pre stamp cover
COV-2484 is a Pondicherry pre stamp cover of 10 July 1827 bearing the Pondicherry HG 5 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Pondicherry postal history — the office known today as Puducherry, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1827 (Jul 10) wrapper from Pondicherry to Tranquebar (Dutch settlement in India), reverse with framed “PONDICHERRY / POST PAID” (Giles type 4, who notes that this might not be a P.O. handstamp but a field post hs, rated “rare”, and this example used 12 years after Giles’ recorded period of use), obverse endorsed “A4” for postage, addressee name neatly excised, very fine and very rare.
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman Spring 2025 Auction Series lot 80473 (2025).
2 images of COV-2484 are recorded (front, back); the Pondicherry HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1826–1836.
Questions about COV-2484
- What is COV-2484?
- COV-2484 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Pondicherry, Madras Presidency of 10 July 1827, bearing the Pondicherry HG 5 handstamp in red. 1827 (Jul 10) wrapper from Pondicherry to Tranquebar (Dutch settlement in India), reverse with framed “PONDICHERRY / POST PAID” (Giles type 4, who notes that this might not be a P.O. handstamp but a field post hs, rated “rare”, and this example used 12 years after Giles’ recorded period of use), obverse endorsed “A4” for postage, addressee name neatly excised, very fine and very rare.
- How scarce is the Pondicherry HG 5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Pondicherry HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1826–1836.
- What is the provenance of COV-2484?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman Spring 2025 Auction Series lot 80473 (2025).
- When was COV-2484 posted?
- COV-2484 is dated 10 July 1827, within the recorded period of use of Pondicherry HG 5 (1826–1836).
About this record
This 10 July 1827 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Pondicherry HG 5 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 12 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, Spring 2025 Auction Series, lot 80473, (2025).