COV-1892
1839 Pondicherry HG 7 Cover
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Date
1839
Description
1839 (16 Nov.) entire letter to Lyon, with on the reverse a fine strike of 'out station/ madras 16 no 16/ 1839/ ship letter' oval handstamp in black, oval 'india' in red to face alongside 'paquebots/ de la/ mediterranee' boxed red handstamp, and on the back flap 'pondicherry/ paid' boxed cachet in red, other transit and arrival markings and notations; fine
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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
- Pondicherry HG 5handstampRed1826–1836
- Pondicherry HG 6handstampBlack1826–1836
- Pondicherry HG 8handstampBlack1839–1841
- Pondicherry HG 9handstampRed1839
- Pondicherry HG 10handstampRed1839–1854
- Pondicherry HG 11handstampBlack1851–1854
- Pondicherry HG 12handstampRed1849–1858
- Pondicherry HG 12ahandstampBlack1850–1852
- Pondicherry HG 13handstampBlack1855–1862
About this record
This 1839 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Pondicherry HG 7 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 16 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 24115 - The Philatelic Collector's Series including Rhodesia Double Head and Admiral Issues from the Paul Peggie and Andrew Wilson Collections - e-Auction, lot 5169.