COV-4539 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tranquebar, Madras Presidency of 17 January 1848, bearing the Tranquebar HG 8 handstamp in black. Postal cover from tranquebar (madras), bearing HG 8 handstamp in Black. Dated 17 January 1848. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Tranquebar HG 8 mark on this cover?

The census grades Tranquebar HG 8 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1848.

When was COV-4539 posted?

COV-4539 is dated 17 January 1848, within the recorded period of use of Tranquebar HG 8 (1848).

COV-4539

17 January 1848 Tranquebar Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 17 January 1848, Tranquebar HG 8 handstruck folded letter (COV-4539) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Tranquebar HG 8, front (COV-4539) — front

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Date

17 January 1848

Description

Postal cover from tranquebar (madras), bearing HG 8 handstamp in Black. Dated 17 January 1848. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Tranquebar

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About this Tranquebar pre stamp cover

COV-4539 is a Tranquebar pre stamp cover of 17 January 1848 bearing the Tranquebar HG 8 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Tranquebar postal history — the office known today as Tharangambadi, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from tranquebar (madras), bearing HG 8 handstamp in Black. Dated 17 January 1848. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

4 images of COV-4539 are recorded (front); the Tranquebar HG 8 mark itself is recorded in use 1848.

Questions about COV-4539

What is COV-4539?: COV-4539 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tranquebar, Madras Presidency of 17 January 1848, bearing the Tranquebar HG 8 handstamp in black. Postal cover from tranquebar (madras), bearing HG 8 handstamp in Black. Dated 17 January 1848. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Tranquebar HG 8 mark on this cover?: The census grades Tranquebar HG 8 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1848.
When was COV-4539 posted?: COV-4539 is dated 17 January 1848, within the recorded period of use of Tranquebar HG 8 (1848).

About this record

This 17 January 1848 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tranquebar HG 8 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.