COV-698
18 March 1800 Tranquebar HG 1 Cover
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Date
18 March 1800
Description
India, (Danish Settlement), Tranquebar, 1800, "Post.Paid/TRANa.r" Handstamp (Giles 1). Exceptionally bold oval strike (affected by erosion hole and tear) on folded letter datelined Mar. 18, 1800 and addressed to Cochin, manuscript "2f" rate marking, cover is brittle with heavy toning, affected by ink erosion, and with some tape repairs repairing splits, still a Very Fine strike, particularly rare used during the first Danish settlement period which ended with the East India Company taking over in 1801, it was eventually returned to Denmark in 1814 only to be purchased by the British again in 1845, noted by Giles as rare
Auction
Provenance
"Magnolia"
- •2025, Robert A. Siegel Sale No. 1325, Lot 3073
Same office
Other recorded marks at Tranquebar
7 marks7 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.
About this record
This 18 March 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, lot 3073, (2025).