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Date
1843
Description
India, Tellicherry, 1843, "TELLICHERY/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles 5). Bold strike in red (slightly oxidized) with manuscript "24 November 43" date and rate markings added on back of folded letter datelined "Mahe le 24 Novembre 1843" , addressed to Bordeaux, France, sender's directive "Via Egypte & Marseille" , faint red "INDIA" in oval handstamp, red French entry transit and Bordeaux (Jan. 4, 1844) arrival datestamps, manuscript "12" rate marking, Very Fine, Mahe was part of French India and is an exceptional rare origin as, according to official records from 1850, the entire population of European settlers amounted to just 17 individuals (out of a total population of 3,312)
Auction
Sale 9054, Lot 10098, — The Magnolia Collection Part 7
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 1843 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tellicherry HG 5 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, lot 10098.