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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 Tellicherry pre stamp cover
COV-507 is a Tellicherry pre stamp cover of 1843 bearing the Tellicherry HG 5 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Tellicherry postal history — the office known today as Thalassery, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
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)
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9054 lot 10098.
2 images of COV-507 are recorded (front, back); the Tellicherry HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1839–1858.
Questions about COV-507
- What is COV-507?
- COV-507 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tellicherry, Madras Presidency of 1843, bearing the Tellicherry HG 5 handstamp in red. 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)
- How scarce is the Tellicherry HG 5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Tellicherry HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1839–1858.
- What is the provenance of COV-507?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9054 lot 10098.
- When was COV-507 posted?
- COV-507 is dated 1843, within the recorded period of use of Tellicherry HG 5 (1839–1858).
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.