COV-3414
17 July 1840 Pondicherry Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
17 July 1840
Description
Entire posted from Cuddalore to Pondicherry with "Cuddalore/ Paid" HG5 All India type Handstamp posted on 17 July 1840 with 1 anna postage paid along with "Pondicherry/ Paid" HG7 All India type handstamp in red color. It's interesting to know that Pondicherry HG7 handstamp is also used as receiving handstamp.
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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-3414 is a Pondicherry pre stamp cover of 17 July 1840 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?
Entire posted from Cuddalore to Pondicherry with "Cuddalore/ Paid" HG5 All India type Handstamp posted on 17 July 1840 with 1 anna postage paid along with "Pondicherry/ Paid" HG7 All India type handstamp in red color. It's interesting to know that Pondicherry HG7 handstamp is also used as receiving handstamp.
1 image of COV-3414 is recorded (front); the Pondicherry HG 7 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1851.
Questions about COV-3414
- What is COV-3414?
- COV-3414 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Pondicherry, Madras Presidency of 17 July 1840, bearing the Pondicherry HG 7 handstamp in red. Entire posted from Cuddalore to Pondicherry with "Cuddalore/ Paid" HG5 All India type Handstamp posted on 17 July 1840 with 1 anna postage paid along with "Pondicherry/ Paid" HG7 All India type handstamp in red color. It's interesting to know that Pondicherry HG7 handstamp is also used as receiving handstamp.
- 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-3414 posted?
- COV-3414 is dated 17 July 1840, within the recorded period of use of Pondicherry HG 7 (1838–1851).
About this record
This 17 July 1840 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.