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COV-4692

22 June 1857 Tranquebar HG 6 Cover

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22 June 1857 Tranquebar HG 6 pre stamp cover — COV-4692
Tranquebar HG 6 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-4692)
Tranquebar HG 6 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-4692)
Tranquebar HG 6 pre stamp cover — scan 4 (COV-4692)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

22 June 1857

Description

India 1857 postal history cover from Tranquebar (Danish territory) to Tanjore, franked with East India 1/2a blue pair (SG 37), cancelled with rare blue "C/152" diamond of dots

Auction

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703, Lot 0035, (2026)

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Other recorded marks at Tranquebar

8 marks

8 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.

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About this record

This 22 June 1857 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 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 703, lot 0035, (2026).