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COV-682

1818 Pulicat HG 1 Cover

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1818 Pulicat HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-682
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Pulicat HG 1 pre stamp cover — back (COV-682)
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Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries

Date

1818

Description

"POSTPAID PULICAT" Handstamp (Giles HG 1A). Dutch Settlement.

Auction

Robert A. Siegel Auction GalleriesRobert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Lot 3057, (2025)

Provenance

  • •2025, Robert A. Siegel Sale No. 1325, Lot 3057

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Other recorded marks at Pulicat

1 mark

One other pre-1854 postal marking of Pulicat is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.

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About this record

This 1818 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Pulicat HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, lot 3057, (2025).