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.

When was COV-4919 posted?

COV-4919 is dated 1855, within the recorded period of use of Tranquebar HG 6 (1850–1858).

COV-4919

1855 Tranquebar HG 6 Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1855, Tranquebar HG 6 handstruck folded letter (COV-4919)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Grosvenor Auctions

Date

1855

Description

India: Cancellations and Covers: 1855 (Nov.) entire to Tanjore addressed in English and with text mainly in Telugu and franked 1/2a. close to touching margins and tied by blue dotted rhomboid cancellation (10 x 10) with framed Tranqubar and Tanjore datestamps (Giles types 6 and 7). Photo.

Auction

Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions

GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries, Lot 1111, (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 Tranquebar pre stamp cover

COV-4919 is a Tranquebar pre stamp cover of 1855 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?

Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 1111 (2026).

1 image of COV-4919 is recorded; the Tranquebar HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1850–1858.

Questions about COV-4919

What is COV-4919?: COV-4919 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tranquebar, Madras Presidency of 1855, bearing the Tranquebar HG 6 handstamp in red. India: Cancellations and Covers: 1855 (Nov.) entire to Tanjore addressed in English and with text mainly in Telugu and franked 1/2a. close to touching margins and tied by blue dotted rhomboid cancellation (10 x 10) with framed Tranqubar and Tanjore datestamps (Giles types 6 and 7). Photo.
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-4919?: Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 1111 (2026).
When was COV-4919 posted?: COV-4919 is dated 1855, within the recorded period of use of Tranquebar HG 6 (1850–1858).

About this record

This 1855 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 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions, GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries, lot 1111, (2026).