COV-2470
22 November 1841 Pondicherry Cover
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Date
22 November 1841
Description
1841 Pondicherry – Bordeaux overland entire via Marseilles route, with Pondicherry Giles 7 "PONDICHERRY/Paid" despatch hand stamp, date "22 Novr. 1841" & paid rate "1R3A + 8A" (total 27A, comprising 10A double-letter inland postage to Bombay weighing between ¼–½ tolah, 9A steam postage to Alexandria, & 8A Madras–Bombay express rate) applied in manuscript, transited through Madras, there Giles MX5 "G.P.O./1841 Nov.24" mark & at Bombay Giles SD5 "INDIA" port transit mark applied. From Bombay sent to Suez by EIC regular steamer VICTORIA, then travelled overland to Alexandria, from there sent to Malta via P&O steamer MONTROSE & then sent to Marseilles via H.M.'s packet ALECTO. There "MARSEILLE/2 JANV/1842/(12)" French transit mark & 19 decimes (French 9 decimes inland postage + 10 decimes Mediterranean steam postage) bearing postage applied in manuscript, finally reached Bordeaux & there "BORDEAUX/3 JANV/1842/(32)" delivery mark applied. Bearing postage collected from the recipient.
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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-2470 is a Pondicherry pre stamp cover of 22 November 1841 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?
1841 Pondicherry – Bordeaux overland entire via Marseilles route, with Pondicherry Giles 7 "PONDICHERRY/Paid" despatch hand stamp, date "22 Novr. 1841" & paid rate "1R3A + 8A" (total 27A, comprising 10A double-letter inland postage to Bombay weighing between ¼–½ tolah, 9A steam postage to Alexandria, & 8A Madras–Bombay express rate) applied in manuscript, transited through Madras, there Giles MX5 "G.P.O./1841 Nov.24" mark & at Bombay Giles SD5 "INDIA" port transit mark applied. From Bombay sent to Suez by EIC regular steamer VICTORIA, then travelled overland to Alexandria, from there sent to Malta via P&O steamer MONTROSE & then sent to Marseilles via H.M.'s packet ALECTO. There "MARSEILLE/2 JANV/1842/(12)" French transit mark & 19 decimes (French 9 decimes inland postage + 10 decimes Mediterranean steam postage) bearing postage applied in manuscript, finally reached Bordeaux & there "BORDEAUX/3 JANV/1842/(32)" delivery mark applied. Bearing postage collected from the recipient.
1 image of COV-2470 is recorded (front); the Pondicherry HG 7 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1851.
Questions about COV-2470
- What is COV-2470?
- COV-2470 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Pondicherry, Madras Presidency of 22 November 1841, bearing the Pondicherry HG 7 handstamp in red. 1841 Pondicherry – Bordeaux overland entire via Marseilles route, with Pondicherry Giles 7 "PONDICHERRY/Paid" despatch hand stamp, date "22 Novr. 1841" & paid rate "1R3A + 8A" (total 27A, comprising 10A double-letter inland postage to Bombay weighing between ¼–½ tolah, 9A steam postage to Alexandria, & 8A Madras–Bombay express rate) applied in manuscript, transited through Madras, there Giles MX5 "G.P.O./1841 Nov.24" mark & at Bombay Giles SD5 "INDIA" port transit mark applied. From Bombay sent to Suez by EIC regular steamer VICTORIA, then travelled overland to Alexandria, from there sent to Malta via P&O steamer MONTROSE & then sent to Marseilles via H.M.'s packet ALECTO. There "MARSEILLE/2 JANV/1842/(12)" French transit mark & 19 decimes (French 9 decimes inland postage + 10 decimes Mediterranean steam postage) bearing postage applied in manuscript, finally reached Bordeaux & there "BORDEAUX/3 JANV/1842/(32)" 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.
- When was COV-2470 posted?
- COV-2470 is dated 22 November 1841, within the recorded period of use of Pondicherry HG 7 (1838–1851).
About this record
This 22 November 1841 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.