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Date
22 June 1857
Description
India 1857 postal history cover from Tranquebar (Danish territory) to Tanjore, franked with East India 1/2a blue pair (SG 37), cancelled with rare blue "C/152" diamond of dots
Auction
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Other recorded marks at Tanjore
8 marks8 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 22 June 1857 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 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 703, lot 0035, (2026).