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Date
1853
Description
Entire posted from Trichinopoly to Madras with HG15 "Trichinopoly/ Bearing" handstamp in black along with Madras receiving house No 1 "Rs House/ No.1" handstamp and 2D delivery handstamp in red it is the earliest recorded handstamp in 1853.
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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
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About this Trichinopoly pre stamp cover
COV-4078 is a Trichinopoly pre stamp cover of 1853 bearing the Trichinopoly HG 15 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Trichinopoly postal history — the office known today as Tiruchirappalli, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Entire posted from Trichinopoly to Madras with HG15 "Trichinopoly/ Bearing" handstamp in black along with Madras receiving house No 1 "Rs House/ No.1" handstamp and 2D delivery handstamp in red it is the earliest recorded handstamp in 1853.
1 image of COV-4078 is recorded (front); the Trichinopoly HG 15 mark itself is recorded in use 1851–1858.
Questions about COV-4078
- What is COV-4078?
- COV-4078 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Trichinopoly, Madras Presidency of 1853, bearing the Trichinopoly HG 15 handstamp in black. Entire posted from Trichinopoly to Madras with HG15 "Trichinopoly/ Bearing" handstamp in black along with Madras receiving house No 1 "Rs House/ No.1" handstamp and 2D delivery handstamp in red it is the earliest recorded handstamp in 1853.
- How scarce is the Trichinopoly HG 15 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Trichinopoly HG 15 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1851–1858.
- When was COV-4078 posted?
- COV-4078 is dated 1853, within the recorded period of use of Trichinopoly HG 15 (1851–1858).
About this record
This 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Trichinopoly HG 15 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.