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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 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).