COV-70
7 April 1849 Tranquebar HG 4 Cover
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Date
7 April 1849
Description
Tranquebar, 1849, "TRANQUEBAR PAID" Red Boxed Datestamp (Giles 4). Clearly struck with manuscript "7 April 59" date on flap of greenish folded letter to Port Louis, Mauritius, sender's directive "via Point de Galle per Ceylon Packet" , "Packet" handstamp and Mauritius Post Office arrival datestamp, Very Fine, a scarce strike of the ex-Danish territorial cancel, Tranquebar was predominately a Danish territory from 1620 (British from 1801-04) but was sold to the British in 1845
Auction
Sale 1286, Lot 43
Provenance
"Magnolia"
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 7 April 1849 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 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 1286, lot 43.