COV-3548
11 August 1856 Tranquebar Cover
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Date
11 August 1856
Description
DANISH SETTLEMENTS: 1854-1940s collection on pages including: 1854 1a dull red Die II, with fine strike of C-152 type 6 cancel for Tranquebar in blue, 1856 native cover from Tranquebar to Tanjore, bearing Tranquebar paid boxed h/s marks in red for August 11, bearing ½a blue tied by type 6 mark, 1863 envelope to Bath endorsed ‘Via Marseilles’ franked by 1a brown (2) 2a yellow-buff (3) tied by C-152 type 6 marks with India Paid crescent mark in red, backstamped by Tranquebar despatch d/s for MR 11 and bath arrival for AP 13, further covers of outgoing mail with covers franked by QV, KEVII, KGV, KGVI issues including registered covers with appropriate markings and labels, mostly addressed to Germany and postal stationery, generally fair to fine condition an interesting lot.
Auction
Stamps & Covers of The World | S24005, Lot 175, (26 March 2024)
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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 4handstampRed1838–1849
- Tranquebar HG 5handstampBlack1843
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About this Tranquebar pre stamp cover
COV-3548 is a Tranquebar pre stamp cover of 11 August 1856 bearing the Tranquebar HG 6 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?
DANISH SETTLEMENTS: 1854-1940s collection on pages including: 1854 1a dull red Die II, with fine strike of C-152 type 6 cancel for Tranquebar in blue, 1856 native cover from Tranquebar to Tanjore, bearing Tranquebar paid boxed h/s marks in red for August 11, bearing ½a blue tied by type 6 mark, 1863 envelope to Bath endorsed ‘Via Marseilles’ franked by 1a brown (2) 2a yellow-buff (3) tied by C-152 type 6 marks with India Paid crescent mark in red, backstamped by Tranquebar despatch d/s for MR 11 and bath arrival for AP 13, further covers of outgoing mail with covers franked by QV, KEVII, KGV, KGVI issues including registered covers with appropriate markings and labels, mostly addressed to Germany and postal stationery, generally fair to fine condition an interesting lot.
Its recorded auction history runs through Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's Stamps & Covers of The World | S24005 lot 175 (26 March 2024).
2 images of COV-3548 are recorded (front, back); the Tranquebar HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1850–1858.
Questions about COV-3548
- What is COV-3548?
- COV-3548 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tranquebar, Madras Presidency of 11 August 1856, bearing the Tranquebar HG 6 handstamp in red. DANISH SETTLEMENTS: 1854-1940s collection on pages including: 1854 1a dull red Die II, with fine strike of C-152 type 6 cancel for Tranquebar in blue, 1856 native cover from Tranquebar to Tanjore, bearing Tranquebar paid boxed h/s marks in red for August 11, bearing ½a blue tied by type 6 mark, 1863 envelope to Bath endorsed ‘Via Marseilles’ franked by 1a brown (2) 2a yellow-buff (3) tied by C-152 type 6 marks with India Paid crescent mark in red, backstamped by Tranquebar despatch d/s for MR 11 and bath arrival for AP 13, further covers of outgoing mail with covers franked by QV, KEVII, KGV, KGVI issues including registered covers with appropriate markings and labels, mostly addressed to Germany and postal stationery, generally fair to fine condition an interesting lot.
- How scarce is the Tranquebar HG 6 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Tranquebar HG 6 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1850–1858.
- What is the provenance of COV-3548?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's Stamps & Covers of The World | S24005 lot 175 (26 March 2024).
- When was COV-3548 posted?
- COV-3548 is dated 11 August 1856, within the recorded period of use of Tranquebar HG 6 (1850–1858).
About this record
This 11 August 1856 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 12 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Stanley Gibbons Baldwin's, Stamps & Covers of The World | S24005, lot 175, (26 March 2024).