Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
22 May 1828
Description
India, Doab, 1828, "DOAB/POST PAID" Octagonal Handstamp (Giles 1). Barely legible strike on back and manuscript "P.P. 1-4" rate on front of registered folded letter datelined "Upper Doab, 22 May 1828" and addressed to Calcutta, forwarded to Noakhalee, manuscript "Regd 7th June 28" endorsement, red "AM" handstamp, red Calcutta (Jun. 7) arrival datestamp, additional Calcutta (Jun. 7) datestamp for forwarding, cover with slight overall soiling, about Fine, while the Doab strike is barely legible, it is the only recorded example of this postal marking according to Giles
Auction
Sale 9042, Lot 10071, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6
About this Doab pre stamp cover
COV-410 is a Doab pre stamp cover of 22 May 1828 bearing the Doab HG 1 handstamp, struck in mauve, recorded in the census of Doab postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Doab, 1828, "DOAB/POST PAID" Octagonal Handstamp (Giles 1). Barely legible strike on back and manuscript "P.P. 1-4" rate on front of registered folded letter datelined "Upper Doab, 22 May 1828" and addressed to Calcutta, forwarded to Noakhalee, manuscript "Regd 7th June 28" endorsement, red "AM" handstamp, red Calcutta (Jun. 7) arrival datestamp, additional Calcutta (Jun. 7) datestamp for forwarding, cover with slight overall soiling, about Fine, while the Doab strike is barely legible, it is the only recorded example of this postal marking according to Giles
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9042 lot 10071.
2 images of COV-410 are recorded (front, back); the Doab HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1828.
Questions about COV-410
- What is COV-410?
- COV-410 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Doab, Bengal Presidency of 22 May 1828, bearing the Doab HG 1 handstamp in mauve. India, Doab, 1828, "DOAB/POST PAID" Octagonal Handstamp (Giles 1). Barely legible strike on back and manuscript "P.P. 1-4" rate on front of registered folded letter datelined "Upper Doab, 22 May 1828" and addressed to Calcutta, forwarded to Noakhalee, manuscript "Regd 7th June 28" endorsement, red "AM" handstamp, red Calcutta (Jun. 7) arrival datestamp, additional Calcutta (Jun. 7) datestamp for forwarding, cover with slight overall soiling, about Fine, while the Doab strike is barely legible, it is the only recorded example of this postal marking according to Giles
- How scarce is the Doab HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Doab HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1828.
- What is the provenance of COV-410?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9042 lot 10071.
- When was COV-410 posted?
- COV-410 is dated 22 May 1828, within the recorded period of use of Doab HG 1 (1828).
About this record
This 22 May 1828 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Doab HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10071.