COV-2093

12 July 1845 Tranquebar HG 4 Cover

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12 July 1845 Tranquebar HG 4 pre stamp cover — COV-2093

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink

Date

12 July 1845

Auction

Spink

Lot 714, (Oct. 2000)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Tranquebar

7 marks

7 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.

Tranquebar HG 1handstampBlack1800–1829
Tranquebar HG 2handstampRed1822–1823
Tranquebar HG 2Ahandstamp1811
Tranquebar HG 3handstampRed1831–1837
Tranquebar HG 5handstampBlack1843
Tranquebar HG 6handstampRed1850–1858
Tranquebar HG 7handstampBlack1852–1856

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About this record

This 12 July 1845 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tranquebar HG 4 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 714, (Oct. 2000).