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Date
1840
Description
India, Houghly, ca. 1840s, "HOOGHLY/18__/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles 2). Clear strike in red on back of folded letter datelined Dec. 22 (without year), addressed to Captain Ouseley in Calcutta, Very Fine and scarce, during the late 18th and early 19th century, Houghly was the object of contention between the British and Dutch, it was occupied by the British from 1795, Dutch from 1814, and then ceded back to the British in 1825
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10054, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
Same office
Other recorded marks at Houghly
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Houghly are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Houghly pre stamp cover
COV-246 is a Houghly pre stamp cover of 1840 bearing the Houghly HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Houghly postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Houghly, ca. 1840s, "HOOGHLY/18__/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles 2). Clear strike in red on back of folded letter datelined Dec. 22 (without year), addressed to Captain Ouseley in Calcutta, Very Fine and scarce, during the late 18th and early 19th century, Houghly was the object of contention between the British and Dutch, it was occupied by the British from 1795, Dutch from 1814, and then ceded back to the British in 1825
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10054.
2 images of COV-246 are recorded (front, back); the Houghly HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1855.
Questions about COV-246
- What is COV-246?
- COV-246 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Houghly, Bengal Presidency of 1840, bearing the Houghly HG 2 handstamp in red. India, Houghly, ca. 1840s, "HOOGHLY/18__/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles 2). Clear strike in red on back of folded letter datelined Dec. 22 (without year), addressed to Captain Ouseley in Calcutta, Very Fine and scarce, during the late 18th and early 19th century, Houghly was the object of contention between the British and Dutch, it was occupied by the British from 1795, Dutch from 1814, and then ceded back to the British in 1825
- How scarce is the Houghly HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Houghly HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1855.
- What is the provenance of COV-246?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10054.
- When was COV-246 posted?
- COV-246 is dated 1840, within the recorded period of use of Houghly HG 2 (1838–1855).
About this record
This 1840 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Houghly HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10054.