COV-451
13 February 1851 Tranquebar HG 6 Cover
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Date
13 February 1851
Description
India, Tranquebar, 1854, "TRANQUEBAR/1851 February 13/Paid" Framed Datestamp (Giles 4). Bold strike in red (slight oxidizing along edges) with manuscript "1 as" rate added on back of blue folded letter to Tanjore, cover with some insect holes, Very Fine strike, 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 9042, Lot 10112, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6
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 13 February 1851 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10112.