COV-101
1828 New Anchorage Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
1828
Description
INDIA, New Anchorage, 1829, "NEW ANCHORAGE POST OFFICE" Handstamp (Giles 1). Excellent strike of double-oval handstamp with manuscript "15 July 1829" date on flap of folded letter datelined London Aug. 1, 1828, addressed to Calcutta, sender's directive "p Lord Melody", red Calcutta Feb. 17 arrival datestamp (Giles G8) and Ship Letter receipt handstamp, minor edgewear and opening faults (affecting Calcutta datestamp), Very Fine strike of the rare New Anchorage handstamp, only three are recorded
Auction
Sale 1301, Lot 6032
About this New Anchorage pre stamp cover
COV-101 is a New Anchorage pre stamp cover of 1828 bearing the New Anchorage HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of New Anchorage postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
INDIA, New Anchorage, 1829, "NEW ANCHORAGE POST OFFICE" Handstamp (Giles 1). Excellent strike of double-oval handstamp with manuscript "15 July 1829" date on flap of folded letter datelined London Aug. 1, 1828, addressed to Calcutta, sender's directive "p Lord Melody", red Calcutta Feb. 17 arrival datestamp (Giles G8) and Ship Letter receipt handstamp, minor edgewear and opening faults (affecting Calcutta datestamp), Very Fine strike of the rare New Anchorage handstamp, only three are recorded
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1301 lot 6032.
2 images of COV-101 are recorded (front, back); the New Anchorage HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1823–1829.
Questions about COV-101
- What is COV-101?
- COV-101 is a recorded pre stamp cover of New Anchorage, Bengal Presidency of 1828, bearing the New Anchorage HG 1 handstamp in black. INDIA, New Anchorage, 1829, "NEW ANCHORAGE POST OFFICE" Handstamp (Giles 1). Excellent strike of double-oval handstamp with manuscript "15 July 1829" date on flap of folded letter datelined London Aug. 1, 1828, addressed to Calcutta, sender's directive "p Lord Melody", red Calcutta Feb. 17 arrival datestamp (Giles G8) and Ship Letter receipt handstamp, minor edgewear and opening faults (affecting Calcutta datestamp), Very Fine strike of the rare New Anchorage handstamp, only three are recorded
- How scarce is the New Anchorage HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades New Anchorage HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1823–1829.
- What is the provenance of COV-101?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1301 lot 6032.
- When was COV-101 posted?
- COV-101 is dated 1828, within the recorded period of use of New Anchorage HG 1 (1823–1829).
About this record
This 1828 pre stamp cover of British India bears the New Anchorage HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 1301, lot 6032.