COV-63
20 September 1829 New Anchorage Cover
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Date
20 September 1829
Description
New Anchorage, 1829, "NEW ANCHORAGE POST OFFICE" Handstamp (Giles 1). Wonderfully clear strike of double-oval handstamp with manuscript "20th Sept. 1829" date on flap of folded letter in French datelined Havre, France Jul. 14, 1829, addressed to Calcutta, neat red Calcutta Nov. 22 arrival datestamp (Giles G8) and boxed "Inld Ptg. 1.4/Ship Do-8/(4) Rs. 1.12" handstamp (Giles SR14, scarce) indicating quadruple rate, Very Fine strike of the rare New Anchorage handstamp, of which only three are recorded, this is almost certainly the finest of the three, it seems that one of the dates is in error as the distance between New Anchorage and Calcutta is only around 20 miles, not warranting a two-month transit
Auction
Sale 1286, Lot 36
About this New Anchorage pre stamp cover
COV-63 is a New Anchorage pre stamp cover of 20 September 1829 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?
New Anchorage, 1829, "NEW ANCHORAGE POST OFFICE" Handstamp (Giles 1). Wonderfully clear strike of double-oval handstamp with manuscript "20th Sept. 1829" date on flap of folded letter in French datelined Havre, France Jul. 14, 1829, addressed to Calcutta, neat red Calcutta Nov. 22 arrival datestamp (Giles G8) and boxed "Inld Ptg. 1.4/Ship Do-8/(4) Rs. 1.12" handstamp (Giles SR14, scarce) indicating quadruple rate, Very Fine strike of the rare New Anchorage handstamp, of which only three are recorded, this is almost certainly the finest of the three, it seems that one of the dates is in error as the distance between New Anchorage and Calcutta is only around 20 miles, not warranting a two-month transit
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1286 lot 36.
1 image of COV-63 is recorded (front); the New Anchorage HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1823–1829.
Questions about COV-63
- What is COV-63?
- COV-63 is a recorded pre stamp cover of New Anchorage, Bengal Presidency of 20 September 1829, bearing the New Anchorage HG 1 handstamp in black. New Anchorage, 1829, "NEW ANCHORAGE POST OFFICE" Handstamp (Giles 1). Wonderfully clear strike of double-oval handstamp with manuscript "20th Sept. 1829" date on flap of folded letter in French datelined Havre, France Jul. 14, 1829, addressed to Calcutta, neat red Calcutta Nov. 22 arrival datestamp (Giles G8) and boxed "Inld Ptg. 1.4/Ship Do-8/(4) Rs. 1.12" handstamp (Giles SR14, scarce) indicating quadruple rate, Very Fine strike of the rare New Anchorage handstamp, of which only three are recorded, this is almost certainly the finest of the three, it seems that one of the dates is in error as the distance between New Anchorage and Calcutta is only around 20 miles, not warranting a two-month transit
- 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-63?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1286 lot 36.
- When was COV-63 posted?
- COV-63 is dated 20 September 1829, within the recorded period of use of New Anchorage HG 1 (1823–1829).
About this record
This 20 September 1829 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 1286, lot 36.