COV-3036 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Pondicherry, Madras Presidency, bearing the Pondicherry HG 5 handstamp in red. Postal cover from pondicherry (madras), bearing HG 5 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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.

COV-3036

Pondicherry Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Pondicherry HG 5 handstruck folded letter (COV-3036) — front

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Description

Postal cover from pondicherry (madras), bearing HG 5 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Pondicherry

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About this Pondicherry pre stamp cover

COV-3036 is a Pondicherry pre stamp cover 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?

Postal cover from pondicherry (madras), bearing HG 5 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Lugdunum.

1 image of COV-3036 is recorded (front); the Pondicherry HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1826–1836.

Questions about COV-3036

What is COV-3036?: COV-3036 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Pondicherry, Madras Presidency, bearing the Pondicherry HG 5 handstamp in red. Postal cover from pondicherry (madras), bearing HG 5 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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-3036?: Its recorded auction history runs through Lugdunum.

About this record

This pre-1854 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 Lugdunum.