COV-3259
20 January 1841 Pondicherry Cover
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Date
20 January 1841
Description
A Pre-stamp entire from PONDICHERRY Dt. 20 JAN 1811 Gile Type 7 (R) circa 1838-51 to BORDEUX Dely on 8 March 1841 PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITARIANEE in a Red Box. On Back written in manuscript 'Steamer & Inland Postage Paid in India'. Transit time 47 days.
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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-3259 is a Pondicherry pre stamp cover of 20 January 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?
A Pre-stamp entire from PONDICHERRY Dt. 20 JAN 1811 Gile Type 7 (R) circa 1838-51 to BORDEUX Dely on 8 March 1841 PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITARIANEE in a Red Box. On Back written in manuscript 'Steamer & Inland Postage Paid in India'. Transit time 47 days.
1 image of COV-3259 is recorded (front); the Pondicherry HG 7 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1851.
Questions about COV-3259
- What is COV-3259?
- COV-3259 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Pondicherry, Madras Presidency of 20 January 1841, bearing the Pondicherry HG 7 handstamp in red. A Pre-stamp entire from PONDICHERRY Dt. 20 JAN 1811 Gile Type 7 (R) circa 1838-51 to BORDEUX Dely on 8 March 1841 PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITARIANEE in a Red Box. On Back written in manuscript 'Steamer & Inland Postage Paid in India'. Transit time 47 days.
- 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-3259 posted?
- COV-3259 is dated 20 January 1841, within the recorded period of use of Pondicherry HG 7 (1838–1851).
About this record
This 20 January 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.