COV-2313
20 December 1833 Trichinopoly Cover
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Date
20 December 1833
Description
POONAMULLEE/TANJORE/TRICHINOPOLY - FINE OVAL-FRAMED “POST PAID” MARKS ON PLYMOUTH INDIA LETTERS; 12 Oct. 1824 EL (flap/internal faults, otherwise v. fine) to Lincs. with v. fine rare black “POONAMULLEE/POST PAID” (HG1) nicely placed on the lower flap, 25/26 July 1830 EL (slight flap faults) to Scotland with a mainly very fine orange-red “TANJORE/POST PAID” on the lower flap, and 20 Dec. 1833 EL to Cornwall with superb bright red “TRICHINOPOLY/POST PAID” nicely placed on the front; all with fair to very fine boxed “INDIA LETTER” marks of Plymouth. Good set. (3 covers) PHOTO - see opposite
Auction
Manning, Lot 110, (Sept. 2015)
Provenance
Michael Manning
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
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About this Trichinopoly pre stamp cover
COV-2313 is a Trichinopoly pre stamp cover of 20 December 1833 bearing the Trichinopoly HG 5 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?
POONAMULLEE/TANJORE/TRICHINOPOLY - FINE OVAL-FRAMED “POST PAID” MARKS ON PLYMOUTH INDIA LETTERS; 12 Oct. 1824 EL (flap/internal faults, otherwise v. fine) to Lincs. with v. fine rare black “POONAMULLEE/POST PAID” (HG1) nicely placed on the lower flap, 25/26 July 1830 EL (slight flap faults) to Scotland with a mainly very fine orange-red “TANJORE/POST PAID” on the lower flap, and 20 Dec. 1833 EL to Cornwall with superb bright red “TRICHINOPOLY/POST PAID” nicely placed on the front; all with fair to very fine boxed “INDIA LETTER” marks of Plymouth. Good set. (3 covers) PHOTO - see opposite
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 110 (Sept. 2015).
1 image of COV-2313 is recorded (front); the Trichinopoly HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1833–1834.
Questions about COV-2313
- What is COV-2313?
- COV-2313 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Trichinopoly, Madras Presidency of 20 December 1833, bearing the Trichinopoly HG 5 handstamp in red. POONAMULLEE/TANJORE/TRICHINOPOLY - FINE OVAL-FRAMED “POST PAID” MARKS ON PLYMOUTH INDIA LETTERS; 12 Oct. 1824 EL (flap/internal faults, otherwise v. fine) to Lincs. with v. fine rare black “POONAMULLEE/POST PAID” (HG1) nicely placed on the lower flap, 25/26 July 1830 EL (slight flap faults) to Scotland with a mainly very fine orange-red “TANJORE/POST PAID” on the lower flap, and 20 Dec. 1833 EL to Cornwall with superb bright red “TRICHINOPOLY/POST PAID” nicely placed on the front; all with fair to very fine boxed “INDIA LETTER” marks of Plymouth. Good set. (3 covers) PHOTO - see opposite
- How scarce is the Trichinopoly HG 5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Trichinopoly HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1833–1834.
- What is the provenance of COV-2313?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 110 (Sept. 2015).
- When was COV-2313 posted?
- COV-2313 is dated 20 December 1833, within the recorded period of use of Trichinopoly HG 5 (1833–1834).
About this record
This 20 December 1833 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Trichinopoly HG 5 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Manning, lot 110, (Sept. 2015).