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Date
1823
Description
India, Tellicherry, 1823, "TELLICHERRY/POST PAID/Rs As" Framed Handstamp (Giles 1). Mostly complete and bold strike with manuscript "7th Decr 1823" date and "(As) 15 " rate markings on back of folded letter to Bombay, cover with some minor internal splitting along folds and few toned spots, still Fine strike, noted as "scarce" by Giles
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10139, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
Same office
Other recorded marks at Tellicherry
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Tellicherry are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Tellicherry pre stamp cover
COV-329 is a Tellicherry pre stamp cover of 1823 bearing the Tellicherry HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Tellicherry postal history — the office known today as Thalassery, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Tellicherry, 1823, "TELLICHERRY/POST PAID/Rs As" Framed Handstamp (Giles 1). Mostly complete and bold strike with manuscript "7th Decr 1823" date and "(As) 15 " rate markings on back of folded letter to Bombay, cover with some minor internal splitting along folds and few toned spots, still Fine strike, noted as "scarce" by Giles
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10139.
2 images of COV-329 are recorded (front, back); the Tellicherry HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1823–1855.
Questions about COV-329
- What is COV-329?
- COV-329 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tellicherry, Madras Presidency of 1823, bearing the Tellicherry HG 1 handstamp in black. India, Tellicherry, 1823, "TELLICHERRY/POST PAID/Rs As" Framed Handstamp (Giles 1). Mostly complete and bold strike with manuscript "7th Decr 1823" date and "(As) 15 " rate markings on back of folded letter to Bombay, cover with some minor internal splitting along folds and few toned spots, still Fine strike, noted as "scarce" by Giles
- How scarce is the Tellicherry HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Tellicherry HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1823–1855.
- What is the provenance of COV-329?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10139.
- When was COV-329 posted?
- COV-329 is dated 1823, within the recorded period of use of Tellicherry HG 1 (1823–1855).
About this record
This 1823 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tellicherry HG 1 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10139.