COV-3034
1826 Pondicherry Cover
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Date
1826
Description
French Sett. in India | Pondicherry Post Not Paid An outer from Pondicherry Dated: 1 December, 1826 addressed to Tranqubar - A Danish Sett. capital town, with the Rare Pondicherry Post Not Paid mark, Giles Type # 6, Recorded circa 1826-36, This is one of the earliest known example.
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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-3034 is a Pondicherry pre stamp cover of 1826 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?
French Sett. in India | Pondicherry Post Not Paid An outer from Pondicherry Dated: 1 December, 1826 addressed to Tranqubar - A Danish Sett. capital town, with the Rare Pondicherry Post Not Paid mark, Giles Type # 6, Recorded circa 1826-36, This is one of the earliest known example.
Its recorded auction history runs through Lugdunum.
1 image of COV-3034 is recorded (front); the Pondicherry HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1826–1836.
Questions about COV-3034
- What is COV-3034?
- COV-3034 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Pondicherry, Madras Presidency of 1826, bearing the Pondicherry HG 6 handstamp in black. French Sett. in India | Pondicherry Post Not Paid An outer from Pondicherry Dated: 1 December, 1826 addressed to Tranqubar - A Danish Sett. capital town, with the Rare Pondicherry Post Not Paid mark, Giles Type # 6, Recorded circa 1826-36, This is one of the earliest known example.
- 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.
- What is the provenance of COV-3034?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Lugdunum.
- When was COV-3034 posted?
- COV-3034 is dated 1826, within the recorded period of use of Pondicherry HG 6 (1826–1836).
About this record
This 1826 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. It has appeared at auction with Lugdunum.