COV-3237 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tranquebar, Madras Presidency of 10 October 1800, bearing the Tranquebar HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from tranquebar (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 10 October 1800. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Tranquebar HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Tranquebar HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1800–1829.

When was COV-3237 posted?

COV-3237 is dated 10 October 1800, within the recorded period of use of Tranquebar HG 1 (1800–1829).

COV-3237

10 October 1800 Tranquebar Cover

Back to census|Tranquebar HG 1 · 6 covers recorded

← COV-2080

Pre-stamp cover of India — 10 October 1800, Tranquebar HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-3237) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Tranquebar HG 1, front (COV-3237) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Peter Thy

Date

10 October 1800

Description

Postal cover from tranquebar (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 10 October 1800. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Spink

22012 - The Philatelic Collector's Series - e-Auction, Lot 2045

Provenance

The letter was manuscript accessed at 9 fanams (9/12 of a Madras rupee) on the upper right of the front. It must be assumed that it went to Madras and further via coastal ship to Cochin around the southernmost tip of India and on to Travancore and Cochin.British Occupations of Tranquebar as results of the Napoleonic wars: May 12, 1801, to 17 August, 1802 and 12 Feburary, 1808, to 20 September, 1815. The letter were therefore sent just before the first British occupation.

Same office

Other recorded marks at Tranquebar

8 marks

8 other pre-1854 postal markings of Tranquebar are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

+2 more at this office.View all Tranquebar marks and postal history →

About this Tranquebar pre stamp cover

COV-3237 is a Tranquebar pre stamp cover of 10 October 1800 bearing the Tranquebar HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Tranquebar postal history — the office known today as Tharangambadi, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from tranquebar (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 10 October 1800. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 22012 - The Philatelic Collector's Series - e-Auction lot 2045.

2 images of COV-3237 are recorded (front); the Tranquebar HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1800–1829.

Questions about COV-3237

What is COV-3237?: COV-3237 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tranquebar, Madras Presidency of 10 October 1800, bearing the Tranquebar HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from tranquebar (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 10 October 1800. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Tranquebar HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Tranquebar HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1800–1829.
What is the provenance of COV-3237?: Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 22012 - The Philatelic Collector's Series - e-Auction lot 2045.
When was COV-3237 posted?: COV-3237 is dated 10 October 1800, within the recorded period of use of Tranquebar HG 1 (1800–1829).

About this record

This 10 October 1800 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tranquebar HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 22012 - The Philatelic Collector's Series - e-Auction, lot 2045.