COV-1392 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tranquebar, Madras Presidency of 13 April 1843, bearing the Tranquebar HG 5 handstamp in black. Postal cover from tranquebar (madras), bearing HG 5 handstamp in Black. Dated 13 April 1843. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Tranquebar HG 5 mark on this cover?

The census grades Tranquebar HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1843.

When was COV-1392 posted?

COV-1392 is dated 13 April 1843, within the recorded period of use of Tranquebar HG 5 (1843).

COV-1392

13 April 1843 Tranquebar Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 13 April 1843, Tranquebar HG 5 handstruck folded letter (COV-1392)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Corinphila Auctions

Date

13 April 1843

Description

Postal cover from tranquebar (madras), bearing HG 5 handstamp in Black. Dated 13 April 1843. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Provenance

Jochen Heddergott (from Edition D'Or released by Corinphila Auctions)

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Other recorded marks at Tranquebar

8 marks

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About this Tranquebar pre stamp cover

COV-1392 is a Tranquebar pre stamp cover of 13 April 1843 bearing the Tranquebar HG 5 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 5 handstamp in Black. Dated 13 April 1843. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Jochen Heddergott (from Edition D'Or released by Corinphila Auctions)

1 image of COV-1392 is recorded; the Tranquebar HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1843.

Questions about COV-1392

What is COV-1392?: COV-1392 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tranquebar, Madras Presidency of 13 April 1843, bearing the Tranquebar HG 5 handstamp in black. Postal cover from tranquebar (madras), bearing HG 5 handstamp in Black. Dated 13 April 1843. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Tranquebar HG 5 mark on this cover?: The census grades Tranquebar HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1843.
What is the provenance of COV-1392?: Jochen Heddergott (from Edition D'Or released by Corinphila Auctions)
When was COV-1392 posted?: COV-1392 is dated 13 April 1843, within the recorded period of use of Tranquebar HG 5 (1843).

About this record

This 13 April 1843 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tranquebar HG 5 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.