COV-3120

1831 Tanjore HG 3A Cover

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1831 Tanjore HG 3A pre stamp cover — COV-3120 — front

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Date

1831

Description

1831 pre-stamp cover with boxed `TANJORE / POST FREE` cachet and a seal addressed to President, Mysore; damaged & repaired

Auction

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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.

Tanjore HG 1handstampBlack1796–1819
Tanjore HG 2handstampBlack1821
Tanjore HG 3handstampRed1830–1834
Tanjore HG 4handstampBlack1837
Tanjore HG 5handstampRed1847
Tanjore HG 6handstampBlack1848–1849
Tanjore HG 7handstampRed1853–1856
Tanjore HG 8handstampRed1853

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About this record

This 1831 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tanjore HG 3A 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 collectorbazar.