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Date
1829
Description
Covers - India/N.S.W. 1829 Entire letter from Trichinopoly to Scotland with smudged red "TRICHINOPOLY / POST PAID", backstamped boxed "INDIA LETTER / PLYMOUTH" and oval "OUT STATION / MADRAS / SHIP LETTER"; and 1853 cover to Scotland with red Paid Melbourne datestamp, the enclosed letter from "Nairn, via Bulla Bulla". (2).
Auction
G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, Lot 782, (10 Mar 2022)
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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-990 is a Trichinopoly pre stamp cover of 1829 bearing the Trichinopoly HG 4 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Trichinopoly postal history — the office known today as Tiruchirappalli, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Covers - India/N.S.W. 1829 Entire letter from Trichinopoly to Scotland with smudged red "TRICHINOPOLY / POST PAID", backstamped boxed "INDIA LETTER / PLYMOUTH" and oval "OUT STATION / MADRAS / SHIP LETTER"; and 1853 cover to Scotland with red Paid Melbourne datestamp, the enclosed letter from "Nairn, via Bulla Bulla". (2).
Its recorded auction history runs through Argyll Etkin G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History lot 782 (10 Mar 2022).
1 image of COV-990 is recorded; the Trichinopoly HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1825–1829.
Questions about COV-990
- What is COV-990?
- COV-990 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Trichinopoly, Madras Presidency of 1829, bearing the Trichinopoly HG 4 handstamp in red. Covers - India/N.S.W. 1829 Entire letter from Trichinopoly to Scotland with smudged red "TRICHINOPOLY / POST PAID", backstamped boxed "INDIA LETTER / PLYMOUTH" and oval "OUT STATION / MADRAS / SHIP LETTER"; and 1853 cover to Scotland with red Paid Melbourne datestamp, the enclosed letter from "Nairn, via Bulla Bulla". (2).
- How scarce is the Trichinopoly HG 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Trichinopoly HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1825–1829.
- What is the provenance of COV-990?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Argyll Etkin G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History lot 782 (10 Mar 2022).
- When was COV-990 posted?
- COV-990 is dated 1829, within the recorded period of use of Trichinopoly HG 4 (1825–1829).
About this record
This 1829 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Trichinopoly HG 4 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Argyll Etkin, G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, lot 782, (10 Mar 2022).