COV-3465
22 April 1842 Pondicherry Cover
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Date
22 April 1842
Description
Entire posted from Pondicherry to Bordeaux on 22nd April 1842 with 3 Annas steam and inland postage paid upto Madras and 8 Annas express postage paid upto Madras with HG7 Pondicherry hand struck stamp of all India type "Pondicherr Paid" in red color and India oval in red color. The post was carried via overland express and via Marseille to France and reached on 2nd June 1842 with 40 transit 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-3465 is a Pondicherry pre stamp cover of 22 April 1842 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 Pondicherry to Bordeaux on 22nd April 1842 with 3 Annas steam and inland postage paid upto Madras and 8 Annas express postage paid upto Madras with HG7 Pondicherry hand struck stamp of all India type "Pondicherr Paid" in red color and India oval in red color. The post was carried via overland express and via Marseille to France and reached on 2nd June 1842 with 40 transit days.
1 image of COV-3465 is recorded (front); the Pondicherry HG 7 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1851.
Questions about COV-3465
- What is COV-3465?
- COV-3465 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Pondicherry, Madras Presidency of 22 April 1842, bearing the Pondicherry HG 7 handstamp in red. Entire posted from Pondicherry to Bordeaux on 22nd April 1842 with 3 Annas steam and inland postage paid upto Madras and 8 Annas express postage paid upto Madras with HG7 Pondicherry hand struck stamp of all India type "Pondicherr Paid" in red color and India oval in red color. The post was carried via overland express and via Marseille to France and reached on 2nd June 1842 with 40 transit 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-3465 posted?
- COV-3465 is dated 22 April 1842, within the recorded period of use of Pondicherry HG 7 (1838–1851).
About this record
This 22 April 1842 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.