How scarce is the Tanjore HG 6 mark on this cover?

The census grades Tanjore HG 6 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1848–1849.

When was COV-813 posted?

COV-813 is dated 1849, within the recorded period of use of Tanjore HG 6 (1848–1849).

COV-813

1849 Tanjore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1849, Tanjore HG 6 handstruck folded letter (COV-813)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak

Date

1849

Description

This handstamp : Being the bearing post. black rectangular stamp of "TANJORE / Bearing" and a very SCARE blue coloured "COVILPUTY / Bearing" stamp, being used only during 1849.

Auction

Spink

(2001)

Provenance

Ex. Giles.

Same office

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-813 is a Tanjore pre stamp cover of 1849 bearing the Tanjore HG 6 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Tanjore postal history — the office known today as Thanjavur, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

This handstamp : Being the bearing post. black rectangular stamp of "TANJORE / Bearing" and a very SCARE blue coloured "COVILPUTY / Bearing" stamp, being used only during 1849.

Its recorded auction history runs through Spink (2001).

1 image of COV-813 is recorded; the Tanjore HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1848–1849.

Questions about COV-813

What is COV-813?: COV-813 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tanjore, Madras Presidency of 1849, bearing the Tanjore HG 6 handstamp in black. This handstamp : Being the bearing post. black rectangular stamp of "TANJORE / Bearing" and a very SCARE blue coloured "COVILPUTY / Bearing" stamp, being used only during 1849.
How scarce is the Tanjore HG 6 mark on this cover?: The census grades Tanjore HG 6 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1848–1849.
What is the provenance of COV-813?: Its recorded auction history runs through Spink (2001).
When was COV-813 posted?: COV-813 is dated 1849, within the recorded period of use of Tanjore HG 6 (1848–1849).

About this record

This 1849 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tanjore HG 6 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 Spink, (2001).