COV-3262
14 October 1858 Tranquebar HG 6 Cover
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Date
14 October 1858
Description
A Small Entire franked with QV ½ anna Blue tied with C/152 Blue Lozenge, Dastur Type 3 to Karikal Dely Dt. 14 OCT 1858 - KARICAL in Double Ring Red CDS, Dastur Type 11. On Back stamped with Tranquebar Paid in Red Rectangle Box, Gile Type- 6.
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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 14 October 1858 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 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded.