COV-3947
1849 Trichinopoly HG 13 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils
Date
1849
Description
India 1849 prestamp cover w/ "2" charge mark from Trichinopoly (Madras) written by Major to England w/ boxed "AM" mark at back
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Trichinopoly
20 marks20 other pre-1854 postal markings of Trichinopoly are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Trichinopoly HG AddhandstampBlack1788–1790
- Trichinopoly HG 1BhandstampBlack1799
- Trichinopoly HG 1handstampBlack1817–1831
- Trichinopoly HG 1AhandstampBlack1788–1790
- Trichinopoly HG 2handstampBlack1824–1827
- Trichinopoly HG 3handstampBlack1825
- Trichinopoly HG 3ahandstampBlack1825
- Trichinopoly HG 4handstampRed1825–1829
- Trichinopoly HG 5handstampRed1833–1834
- Trichinopoly HG 6handstampBlack1831-34
- Trichinopoly HG 7handstampRed1836
- Trichinopoly HG 8handstampRed1838–1845
- Trichinopoly HG 9handstampBlack1839-41
- Trichinopoly HG 10handstampRed1838-43
- Trichinopoly HG 11handstampRed1846–1856
- Trichinopoly HG 12handstampBlack1853
- Trichinopoly HG 13AhandstampRed1848–1852
- Trichinopoly HG 14handstampRed1837–1857
- Trichinopoly HG 15handstampBlack1857–1858
- Trichinopoly HG 16handstampBlack1849-57
About this record
This 1849 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Trichinopoly HG 13 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 57, lot 0145, (2024).