COV-3236
11 November 1846 Tranquebar Cover
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Date
11 November 1846
Description
Posted: Tranquebar 8 November 1846 Transit: Madras 11 November 1846 Forwarded: London 5 January 1847 Endorsed: Pre Paid and Via Southampton Paid 1 A for inland postage and 8 As for steamer packet. Forwarding paid as accessed in London at 1/-.
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Other recorded marks at Tranquebar
8 marks8 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
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About this Tranquebar pre stamp cover
COV-3236 is a Tranquebar pre stamp cover of 11 November 1846 bearing the Tranquebar HG 4 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Tranquebar postal history — the office known today as Tharangambadi, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Posted: Tranquebar 8 November 1846 Transit: Madras 11 November 1846 Forwarded: London 5 January 1847 Endorsed: Pre Paid and Via Southampton Paid 1 A for inland postage and 8 As for steamer packet. Forwarding paid as accessed in London at 1/-.
1 image of COV-3236 is recorded (front); the Tranquebar HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1849.
Questions about COV-3236
- What is COV-3236?
- COV-3236 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tranquebar, Madras Presidency of 11 November 1846, bearing the Tranquebar HG 4 handstamp in red. Posted: Tranquebar 8 November 1846 Transit: Madras 11 November 1846 Forwarded: London 5 January 1847 Endorsed: Pre Paid and Via Southampton Paid 1 A for inland postage and 8 As for steamer packet. Forwarding paid as accessed in London at 1/-.
- How scarce is the Tranquebar HG 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Tranquebar HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1849.
- When was COV-3236 posted?
- COV-3236 is dated 11 November 1846, within the recorded period of use of Tranquebar HG 4 (1838–1849).
About this record
This 11 November 1846 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.