COV-3834

1854 Tanjore HG 7 Cover

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1854 Tanjore HG 7 pre stamp cover — COV-3834 — front

Tanjore HG 7 pre stamp cover — back (COV-3834) — back

Tanjore HG 7 pre stamp cover — detail (COV-3834) — detail

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Date

1854

Description

1854 ½a BLUE - DIE I - "A" STONE - RETOUCH ON COVER: A native cover franked by ½a blue single [61] clearly showing "touched up hair" and "retouched eye" varieties. Fine.

Auction

Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd

The Robert Ricketts Collection of India Stamps & Postal History, Lot 42, (15 Jul 2026)

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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 record

This 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tanjore HG 7 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, The Robert Ricketts Collection of India Stamps & Postal History, lot 42, (15 Jul 2026).