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COV-2466

16 August 1843 Pondicherry HG 7 Cover

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16 August 1843 Pondicherry HG 7 pre stamp cover — COV-2466
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Date

16 August 1843

Description

1843 Pondicherry – Bordeaux overland entire via Marseilles route, forwarded by A.E. De Colons & Co., Pondicherry, with Pondicherry Giles 7 "PONDICHERRY/Paid" despatch hand stamp, date "16 Aug 1843" & paid rate "1–3" (comprising 10A double-letter inland postage to Bombay weighing between ¼ & ½ tolah, plus 9A steam postage to Alexandria) applied in manuscript. At Bombay, Giles SD5 "INDIA" transit mark (indicating steam postage paid) applied. From Bombay sent to Suez by EIC regular steamer CLEOPATRA, then travelled overland to Alexandria, from there sent to Syra via French steamer Sesostris & then to Malta via French packet LYCURGUE, held & disinfected at Malta, where "PURIFIÉ AU LAZARET / MALTE" cachet applied, released & sent to Marseilles via H.M.'s packet ALECTO. Reached there on 19th October. French Sea Post Office transit mark applied and 19 decimes (French 9 decimes inland postage + 10 decimes Mediterranean steam postage) bearing postage applied in manuscript, sent to Bordeaux, where "BORDEAUX/21/OCT/1843/(12)" delivery mark applied. Bearing postage collected from the recipient.

Provenance

Ex Giles

Same office

Other recorded marks at Pondicherry

15 marks

15 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.

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About this Pondicherry pre stamp cover

COV-2466 is a Pondicherry pre stamp cover of 16 August 1843 bearing the Pondicherry HG 7 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?

1843 Pondicherry – Bordeaux overland entire via Marseilles route, forwarded by A.E. De Colons & Co., Pondicherry, with Pondicherry Giles 7 "PONDICHERRY/Paid" despatch hand stamp, date "16 Aug 1843" & paid rate "1–3" (comprising 10A double-letter inland postage to Bombay weighing between ¼ & ½ tolah, plus 9A steam postage to Alexandria) applied in manuscript. At Bombay, Giles SD5 "INDIA" transit mark (indicating steam postage paid) applied. From Bombay sent to Suez by EIC regular steamer CLEOPATRA, then travelled overland to Alexandria, from there sent to Syra via French steamer Sesostris & then to Malta via French packet LYCURGUE, held & disinfected at Malta, where "PURIFIÉ AU LAZARET / MALTE" cachet applied, released & sent to Marseilles via H.M.'s packet ALECTO. Reached there on 19th October. French Sea Post Office transit mark applied and 19 decimes (French 9 decimes inland postage + 10 decimes Mediterranean steam postage) bearing postage applied in manuscript, sent to Bordeaux, where "BORDEAUX/21/OCT/1843/(12)" delivery mark applied. Bearing postage collected from the recipient.

Ex Giles

1 image of COV-2466 is recorded (front); the Pondicherry HG 7 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1851.

Questions about COV-2466

What is COV-2466?
COV-2466 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Pondicherry, Madras Presidency of 16 August 1843, bearing the Pondicherry HG 7 handstamp in red. 1843 Pondicherry – Bordeaux overland entire via Marseilles route, forwarded by A.E. De Colons & Co., Pondicherry, with Pondicherry Giles 7 "PONDICHERRY/Paid" despatch hand stamp, date "16 Aug 1843" & paid rate "1–3" (comprising 10A double-letter inland postage to Bombay weighing between ¼ & ½ tolah, plus 9A steam postage to Alexandria) applied in manuscript. At Bombay, Giles SD5 "INDIA" transit mark (indicating steam postage paid) applied. From Bombay sent to Suez by EIC regular steamer CLEOPATRA, then travelled overland to Alexandria, from there sent to Syra via French steamer Sesostris & then to Malta via French packet LYCURGUE, held & disinfected at Malta, where "PURIFIÉ AU LAZARET / MALTE" cachet applied, released & sent to Marseilles via H.M.'s packet ALECTO. Reached there on 19th October. French Sea Post Office transit mark applied and 19 decimes (French 9 decimes inland postage + 10 decimes Mediterranean steam postage) bearing postage applied in manuscript, sent to Bordeaux, where "BORDEAUX/21/OCT/1843/(12)" delivery mark applied. Bearing postage collected from the recipient.
How scarce is the Pondicherry HG 7 mark on this cover?
The census grades Pondicherry HG 7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1851.
What is the provenance of COV-2466?
Ex Giles
When was COV-2466 posted?
COV-2466 is dated 16 August 1843, within the recorded period of use of Pondicherry HG 7 (1838–1851).

About this record

This 16 August 1843 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 17 surviving covers with this mark recorded.