COV-2467
29 January 1827 Pondicherry Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Santosh MS
Date
29 January 1827
Description
1827 Paris – Pondicherry – Delhi via Madras & Calcutta entire, received at Pondicherry port unpaid (likely privately carried), stamped with Pondicherry Giles 6 "PONDICHERRY/POST NOT PAID" bearing hand stamp, date "29 Jany. 1827" & bearing rate "4As S. Postage/5A Ind. Do/9", indicating 4A sea postage (as received at port) & 5A inland postage for Pondicherry to Madras, applied in manuscript. Sent to Madras, where Giles MX4 "MADRAS/31 JA 31/1827" receipt mark & Giles 12 "MADRAS/GPO/31 JA 31/1827/BEARING POSTAGE/" despatch mark were applied. Sent to Calcutta via Kedgree; at Calcutta, Giles G8 "CALCUTTA/GPO/12 FEB 12/1827" & "AM" receipt marks were applied. Sent to Delhi after applying Giles 16 "G.P.O./Feby./Bg Pg" despatch bearing hand stamp, date "12" & rate "1–5" (indicating 5A inland postage from Kedgree to Calcutta, no sea postage as the letter was forwarded from the Madras Presidency, & 1R inland postage from Calcutta to Delhi) applied in manuscript. All of the rates were valid for a letter not exceeding 1 tolah (1st weight step).
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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-2467 is a Pondicherry pre stamp cover of 29 January 1827 bearing the Pondicherry HG 6 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?
1827 Paris – Pondicherry – Delhi via Madras & Calcutta entire, received at Pondicherry port unpaid (likely privately carried), stamped with Pondicherry Giles 6 "PONDICHERRY/POST NOT PAID" bearing hand stamp, date "29 Jany. 1827" & bearing rate "4As S. Postage/5A Ind. Do/9", indicating 4A sea postage (as received at port) & 5A inland postage for Pondicherry to Madras, applied in manuscript. Sent to Madras, where Giles MX4 "MADRAS/31 JA 31/1827" receipt mark & Giles 12 "MADRAS/GPO/31 JA 31/1827/BEARING POSTAGE/" despatch mark were applied. Sent to Calcutta via Kedgree; at Calcutta, Giles G8 "CALCUTTA/GPO/12 FEB 12/1827" & "AM" receipt marks were applied. Sent to Delhi after applying Giles 16 "G.P.O./Feby./Bg Pg" despatch bearing hand stamp, date "12" & rate "1–5" (indicating 5A inland postage from Kedgree to Calcutta, no sea postage as the letter was forwarded from the Madras Presidency, & 1R inland postage from Calcutta to Delhi) applied in manuscript. All of the rates were valid for a letter not exceeding 1 tolah (1st weight step).
1 image of COV-2467 is recorded (front); the Pondicherry HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1826–1836.
Questions about COV-2467
- What is COV-2467?
- COV-2467 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Pondicherry, Madras Presidency of 29 January 1827, bearing the Pondicherry HG 6 handstamp in black. 1827 Paris – Pondicherry – Delhi via Madras & Calcutta entire, received at Pondicherry port unpaid (likely privately carried), stamped with Pondicherry Giles 6 "PONDICHERRY/POST NOT PAID" bearing hand stamp, date "29 Jany. 1827" & bearing rate "4As S. Postage/5A Ind. Do/9", indicating 4A sea postage (as received at port) & 5A inland postage for Pondicherry to Madras, applied in manuscript. Sent to Madras, where Giles MX4 "MADRAS/31 JA 31/1827" receipt mark & Giles 12 "MADRAS/GPO/31 JA 31/1827/BEARING POSTAGE/" despatch mark were applied. Sent to Calcutta via Kedgree; at Calcutta, Giles G8 "CALCUTTA/GPO/12 FEB 12/1827" & "AM" receipt marks were applied. Sent to Delhi after applying Giles 16 "G.P.O./Feby./Bg Pg" despatch bearing hand stamp, date "12" & rate "1–5" (indicating 5A inland postage from Kedgree to Calcutta, no sea postage as the letter was forwarded from the Madras Presidency, & 1R inland postage from Calcutta to Delhi) applied in manuscript. All of the rates were valid for a letter not exceeding 1 tolah (1st weight step).
- How scarce is the Pondicherry HG 6 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Pondicherry HG 6 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1826–1836.
- When was COV-2467 posted?
- COV-2467 is dated 29 January 1827, within the recorded period of use of Pondicherry HG 6 (1826–1836).
About this record
This 29 January 1827 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Pondicherry HG 6 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded.