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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 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.