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Date
2 February 1854
Description
India 1854 Tellicherry to Madras, prestamp cover bearing boxed “TELLICHERRY / Bearing” (UNRECORDED marking by Giles - Rare) and boxed red Madras cachet, alongside native script markings, early Malabar correspondence.
Auction
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-3798 is a Tellicherry pre stamp cover of 2 February 1854 bearing the Tellicherry HG 6 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 1854 Tellicherry to Madras, prestamp cover bearing boxed “TELLICHERRY / Bearing” (UNRECORDED marking by Giles - Rare) and boxed red Madras cachet, alongside native script markings, early Malabar correspondence.
Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 415 lot 0086 (2025).
2 images of COV-3798 are recorded; the Tellicherry HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1847–1854.
Questions about COV-3798
- What is COV-3798?
- COV-3798 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tellicherry, Madras Presidency of 2 February 1854, bearing the Tellicherry HG 6 handstamp in black. India 1854 Tellicherry to Madras, prestamp cover bearing boxed “TELLICHERRY / Bearing” (UNRECORDED marking by Giles - Rare) and boxed red Madras cachet, alongside native script markings, early Malabar correspondence.
- How scarce is the Tellicherry HG 6 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Tellicherry HG 6 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1847–1854.
- What is the provenance of COV-3798?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 415 lot 0086 (2025).
- When was COV-3798 posted?
- COV-3798 is dated 2 February 1854, within the recorded period of use of Tellicherry HG 6 (1847–1854).
About this record
This 2 February 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tellicherry HG 6 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 415, lot 0086, (2025).