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Date
1 April 1856
Description
India 1856 prestamp cover from Madras to Tanjore Tranquebar, former Danish Settlement (Giles #7 - Used later than recorded)
Auction
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 1 April 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tranquebar HG 7 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 108, lot 0096, (2025).