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Date
31 May 1855
Description
TALOOK TAPPAL: 1855 (May 30) Wrapper franked on the reverse with 1854 1/2a blue pair, good to very large margins, tied by type 2c 11-barred circle, with “TANJORE / TRIVADY / TALOOK TAPPAL” oval cachet and Tanjore boxed ds, minor discoloration to stamps otherwise fine
Auction
May 2014 Auction Series, Lot 20398, (2014)
Same office
Other recorded marks at Tanjore
7 marks7 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.
About this record
This 31 May 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tanjore HG 7 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, May 2014 Auction Series, lot 20398, (2014).