COV-1595

1850 Tranquebar HG 6 Cover

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1850 Tranquebar HG 6 pre stamp cover — COV-1595

Tranquebar HG 6 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-1595)

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Date

1850

Description

1850 TRANQUEBAR Paid (ex Danish Settlement) Giles 6 on folded letter from Negapattam to Mauritius via Tranquebar, with NEGAPATTAM Paid Giles 4 alongside

Auction

StampBay

17, Lot 121

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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 4handstampRed1838–1849
Tranquebar HG 5handstampBlack1843
Tranquebar HG 7handstampBlack1852–1856

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About this record

This 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tranquebar HG 6 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 17, lot 121.