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Date
28 May 1825
Description
India, Dum Dum, 1825, "DUM DUM POST OFFICE/18__" Oval Handstamp (Giles 1). Mostly legible strike with manuscript "28th May (18) 25" date added on back of cover originating in Calcutta, readdressed to Major Charles Parker in Cawnpore, manuscript "India House London, December 1824, Free" on front, red Calcutta May 23 original despatch and further May 28 strike in transit to Cawnpore, cover with minor edgewear, still Fine and scarce, presumed to be the earliest strike of this Dum Dum postal marking (Giles recorded 1828-30)
Auction
Sale 9042, Lot 10072, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6
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Other recorded marks at DumDum
7 marks7 other pre-1854 postal markings of DumDum are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- DumDum HG 2handstampBlack1835–1837
- DumDum HG 3handstampBlack1843–1847
- DumDum HG 4handstampRed1841–1854
- DumDum HG 5handstampBlack1838–1845
- DumDum HG 6handstampRed1848
- DumDum HG 7handstampRed1842–1848
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About this DumDum pre stamp cover
COV-411 is a DumDum pre stamp cover of 28 May 1825 bearing the DumDum HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of DumDum postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Dum Dum, 1825, "DUM DUM POST OFFICE/18__" Oval Handstamp (Giles 1). Mostly legible strike with manuscript "28th May (18) 25" date added on back of cover originating in Calcutta, readdressed to Major Charles Parker in Cawnpore, manuscript "India House London, December 1824, Free" on front, red Calcutta May 23 original despatch and further May 28 strike in transit to Cawnpore, cover with minor edgewear, still Fine and scarce, presumed to be the earliest strike of this Dum Dum postal marking (Giles recorded 1828-30)
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9042 lot 10072.
2 images of COV-411 are recorded (front, back); the DumDum HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1825–1836.
Questions about COV-411
- What is COV-411?
- COV-411 is a recorded pre stamp cover of DumDum, Bengal Presidency of 28 May 1825, bearing the DumDum HG 1 handstamp in black. India, Dum Dum, 1825, "DUM DUM POST OFFICE/18__" Oval Handstamp (Giles 1). Mostly legible strike with manuscript "28th May (18) 25" date added on back of cover originating in Calcutta, readdressed to Major Charles Parker in Cawnpore, manuscript "India House London, December 1824, Free" on front, red Calcutta May 23 original despatch and further May 28 strike in transit to Cawnpore, cover with minor edgewear, still Fine and scarce, presumed to be the earliest strike of this Dum Dum postal marking (Giles recorded 1828-30)
- How scarce is the DumDum HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades DumDum HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1825–1836.
- What is the provenance of COV-411?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9042 lot 10072.
- When was COV-411 posted?
- COV-411 is dated 28 May 1825, within the recorded period of use of DumDum HG 1 (1825–1836).
About this record
This 28 May 1825 pre stamp cover of British India bears the DumDum HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10072.