COV-4545

12 November 1856 Tanjore HG 5 Cover

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12 November 1856 Tanjore HG 5 pre stamp cover — COV-4545 — front

Tanjore HG 5 pre stamp cover — back (COV-4545) — back

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Date

12 November 1856

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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 3AhandstampBlack1831
Tanjore HG 4handstampBlack1837
Tanjore HG 6handstampBlack1848–1849
Tanjore HG 7handstampRed1853–1860
Tanjore HG 8handstampRed1853

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About this record

This 12 November 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tanjore HG 5 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.