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Date
1845
Description
India, Dum Dum, 1845, "DUM DUM/Bearing" Framed Handstamp (Giles 5). Clear strike with manuscript "19 Novbr 1845" date and "0-8-0" rate added on back of folded letter from Edward Fraser to his brother James Fraser in Chicacole, faint strike of "CHICACOLE/Bearing" framed arrival backstamp (Giles unrecorded), Very Fine, scarce with the Chicacole backstamp
Auction
Sale 9054, Lot 10040
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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 1handstampBlack1825–1836
- DumDum HG 2handstampBlack1835–1837
- DumDum HG 3handstampBlack1843–1847
- DumDum HG 4handstampRed1841–1854
- DumDum HG 6handstampRed1848
- DumDum HG 7handstampRed1842–1848
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About this DumDum pre stamp cover
COV-1011 is a DumDum pre stamp cover of 1845 bearing the DumDum HG 5 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of DumDum postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Dum Dum, 1845, "DUM DUM/Bearing" Framed Handstamp (Giles 5). Clear strike with manuscript "19 Novbr 1845" date and "0-8-0" rate added on back of folded letter from Edward Fraser to his brother James Fraser in Chicacole, faint strike of "CHICACOLE/Bearing" framed arrival backstamp (Giles unrecorded), Very Fine, scarce with the Chicacole backstamp
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9054 lot 10040.
2 images of COV-1011 are recorded; the DumDum HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1845.
Questions about COV-1011
- What is COV-1011?
- COV-1011 is a recorded pre stamp cover of DumDum, Bengal Presidency of 1845, bearing the DumDum HG 5 handstamp in black. India, Dum Dum, 1845, "DUM DUM/Bearing" Framed Handstamp (Giles 5). Clear strike with manuscript "19 Novbr 1845" date and "0-8-0" rate added on back of folded letter from Edward Fraser to his brother James Fraser in Chicacole, faint strike of "CHICACOLE/Bearing" framed arrival backstamp (Giles unrecorded), Very Fine, scarce with the Chicacole backstamp
- How scarce is the DumDum HG 5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades DumDum HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1845.
- What is the provenance of COV-1011?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9054 lot 10040.
- When was COV-1011 posted?
- COV-1011 is dated 1845, within the recorded period of use of DumDum HG 5 (1838–1845).
About this record
This 1845 pre stamp cover of British India bears the DumDum HG 5 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, lot 10040.