How scarce is the Tanjore HG 7 mark on this cover?

The census grades Tanjore HG 7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1853–1860.

When was COV-4918 posted?

COV-4918 is dated 1855, within the recorded period of use of Tanjore HG 7 (1853–1860).

COV-4918

1855 Tanjore HG 7 Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1855, Tanjore HG 7 handstruck folded letter (COV-4918)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Grosvenor Auctions

Date

1855

Description

India: Cancellations and Covers: 1855 (Nov.) entire to Tanjore addressed in English and with text mainly in Telugu and franked 1/2a. close to touching margins and tied by blue dotted rhomboid cancellation (10 x 10) with framed Tranqubar and Tanjore datestamps (Giles types 6 and 7). Photo.

Auction

Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions

GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries, Lot 1111, (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 Tanjore pre stamp cover

COV-4918 is a Tanjore pre stamp cover of 1855 bearing the Tanjore HG 7 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Tanjore postal history — the office known today as Thanjavur, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 1111 (2026).

1 image of COV-4918 is recorded; the Tanjore HG 7 mark itself is recorded in use 1853–1860.

Questions about COV-4918

What is COV-4918?: COV-4918 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tanjore, Madras Presidency of 1855, bearing the Tanjore HG 7 handstamp in red. India: Cancellations and Covers: 1855 (Nov.) entire to Tanjore addressed in English and with text mainly in Telugu and franked 1/2a. close to touching margins and tied by blue dotted rhomboid cancellation (10 x 10) with framed Tranqubar and Tanjore datestamps (Giles types 6 and 7). Photo.
How scarce is the Tanjore HG 7 mark on this cover?: The census grades Tanjore HG 7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1853–1860.
What is the provenance of COV-4918?: Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 1111 (2026).
When was COV-4918 posted?: COV-4918 is dated 1855, within the recorded period of use of Tanjore HG 7 (1853–1860).

About this record

This 1855 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 10 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions, GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries, lot 1111, (2026).