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Date
July 1830
Description
POONAMULLEE/TANJORE/TRICHINOPOLY - FINE OVAL-FRAMED “POST PAID” MARKS ON PLYMOUTH INDIA LETTERS; 12 Oct. 1824 EL (flap/internal faults, otherwise v. fine) to Lincs. with v. fine rare black “POONAMULLEE/POST PAID” (HG1) nicely placed on the lower flap, 25/26 July 1830 EL (slight flap faults) to Scotland with a mainly very fine orange-red “TANJORE/POST PAID” on the lower flap, and 20 Dec. 1833 EL to Cornwall with superb bright red “TRICHINOPOLY/POST PAID” nicely placed on the front; all with fair to very fine boxed “INDIA LETTER” marks of Plymouth. Good set. (3 covers) PHOTO - see opposite
Auction
Manning, Lot 110, (Sept. 2015)
Provenance
Michael Manning
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.
- Tanjore HG 1handstampBlack1796–1819
- Tanjore HG 2handstampBlack1821
- Tanjore HG 3AhandstampBlack1831
- Tanjore HG 4handstampBlack1837
- Tanjore HG 5handstampRed1847
- Tanjore HG 6handstampBlack1848–1849
+2 more at this office.View all Tanjore marks and postal history →
About this Tanjore pre stamp cover
COV-2312 is a Tanjore pre stamp cover of July 1830 bearing the Tanjore HG 3 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Tanjore postal history — the office known today as Thanjavur, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
POONAMULLEE/TANJORE/TRICHINOPOLY - FINE OVAL-FRAMED “POST PAID” MARKS ON PLYMOUTH INDIA LETTERS; 12 Oct. 1824 EL (flap/internal faults, otherwise v. fine) to Lincs. with v. fine rare black “POONAMULLEE/POST PAID” (HG1) nicely placed on the lower flap, 25/26 July 1830 EL (slight flap faults) to Scotland with a mainly very fine orange-red “TANJORE/POST PAID” on the lower flap, and 20 Dec. 1833 EL to Cornwall with superb bright red “TRICHINOPOLY/POST PAID” nicely placed on the front; all with fair to very fine boxed “INDIA LETTER” marks of Plymouth. Good set. (3 covers) PHOTO - see opposite
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 110 (Sept. 2015).
2 images of COV-2312 are recorded (front); the Tanjore HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1830–1834.
Questions about COV-2312
- What is COV-2312?
- COV-2312 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tanjore, Madras Presidency of July 1830, bearing the Tanjore HG 3 handstamp in red. POONAMULLEE/TANJORE/TRICHINOPOLY - FINE OVAL-FRAMED “POST PAID” MARKS ON PLYMOUTH INDIA LETTERS; 12 Oct. 1824 EL (flap/internal faults, otherwise v. fine) to Lincs. with v. fine rare black “POONAMULLEE/POST PAID” (HG1) nicely placed on the lower flap, 25/26 July 1830 EL (slight flap faults) to Scotland with a mainly very fine orange-red “TANJORE/POST PAID” on the lower flap, and 20 Dec. 1833 EL to Cornwall with superb bright red “TRICHINOPOLY/POST PAID” nicely placed on the front; all with fair to very fine boxed “INDIA LETTER” marks of Plymouth. Good set. (3 covers) PHOTO - see opposite
- How scarce is the Tanjore HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Tanjore HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1830–1834.
- What is the provenance of COV-2312?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 110 (Sept. 2015).
- When was COV-2312 posted?
- COV-2312 is dated July 1830, within the recorded period of use of Tanjore HG 3 (1830–1834).
About this record
This July 1830 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tanjore HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Manning, lot 110, (Sept. 2015).