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Date
1 June 1819
Description
Tanjore, 1819, "Tanjore" Handstamp (Giles 1). Well-struck straightline handstamp with manuscript "free 1st June 1819" on flap of folded cover "To the Resident at Mysore" , additional "Passport Service" and signed "W. Blackburn", cover with some edge wear and tear from opening thru manuscript date, otherwise Very Fine strike of this ex-territorial marking which Giles states is rare and later than he was aware of (1796-97), a cover worthy of further research, especially as William Blackburn was the head of the Council of Superintendence which administered the state of Pudukkottai while the raja was a minor
Auction
Sale 1286, Lot 42
Provenance
"Magnolia"
Same office
Other recorded marks at Tanjore
8 marks8 other pre-1854 postal markings of Tanjore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 1 June 1819 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tanjore HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 1286, lot 42.