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COV-2460

9 April 1834 Tanjore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 9 April 1834, Tanjore HG 3 handstruck folded letter (COV-2460)
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Date

9 April 1834

Description

1834 Tanjore – London entire, with Tanjore Giles 3 "TANJORE/POST PAID" despatch handstamp, date "The 9th April 1834" & rate "Inland Post Paid to Madras As 7" (sender paid 7A, comprising 5A inland postage for distance between 200 to 250 miles for letter not exceeding 1 Tolah in weight, distance of Tanjore to Madras was 212 miles, & 2A outward ship postage) applied in manuscript. At Madras, Giles SD11 "OUT STATION/MADRAS/12 AP 12/1834/SHIP LETTER" transit & MX4 "MADRAS/12 AP 12/1834" receipt mark applied, sent bearing to the UK from India through the Cape route, entered the UK through Brighton port & there "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON" transit applied & sent to London, there "C/4 DE 4/1834" receipt mark & "1/8" (1s8d comprising 1s4d double-letter inland postage for Brighton–London transit + 4d India rate incoming sea postage) applied, which was collected from the recipient.

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Other recorded marks at Tanjore

8 marks

8 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.

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About this Tanjore pre stamp cover

COV-2460 is a Tanjore pre stamp cover of 9 April 1834 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?

1834 Tanjore – London entire, with Tanjore Giles 3 "TANJORE/POST PAID" despatch handstamp, date "The 9th April 1834" & rate "Inland Post Paid to Madras As 7" (sender paid 7A, comprising 5A inland postage for distance between 200 to 250 miles for letter not exceeding 1 Tolah in weight, distance of Tanjore to Madras was 212 miles, & 2A outward ship postage) applied in manuscript. At Madras, Giles SD11 "OUT STATION/MADRAS/12 AP 12/1834/SHIP LETTER" transit & MX4 "MADRAS/12 AP 12/1834" receipt mark applied, sent bearing to the UK from India through the Cape route, entered the UK through Brighton port & there "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON" transit applied & sent to London, there "C/4 DE 4/1834" receipt mark & "1/8" (1s8d comprising 1s4d double-letter inland postage for Brighton–London transit + 4d India rate incoming sea postage) applied, which was collected from the recipient.

1 image of COV-2460 is recorded (front); the Tanjore HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1830–1834.

Questions about COV-2460

What is COV-2460?
COV-2460 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tanjore, Madras Presidency of 9 April 1834, bearing the Tanjore HG 3 handstamp in red. 1834 Tanjore – London entire, with Tanjore Giles 3 "TANJORE/POST PAID" despatch handstamp, date "The 9th April 1834" & rate "Inland Post Paid to Madras As 7" (sender paid 7A, comprising 5A inland postage for distance between 200 to 250 miles for letter not exceeding 1 Tolah in weight, distance of Tanjore to Madras was 212 miles, & 2A outward ship postage) applied in manuscript. At Madras, Giles SD11 "OUT STATION/MADRAS/12 AP 12/1834/SHIP LETTER" transit & MX4 "MADRAS/12 AP 12/1834" receipt mark applied, sent bearing to the UK from India through the Cape route, entered the UK through Brighton port & there "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON" transit applied & sent to London, there "C/4 DE 4/1834" receipt mark & "1/8" (1s8d comprising 1s4d double-letter inland postage for Brighton–London transit + 4d India rate incoming sea postage) applied, which was collected from the recipient.
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.
When was COV-2460 posted?
COV-2460 is dated 9 April 1834, within the recorded period of use of Tanjore HG 3 (1830–1834).

About this record

This 9 April 1834 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.