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Date
30 April 1835
Description
India, Patna, 1835, "PATNA/BEARg/18__" Oval Handstamp (Giles 12). Mostly clear and complete strike with manuscript "13 Sept 35" date and "1 Rs 5a" rate added and applied in transit on cover datelined "London, 30th April 1835", addressed to "Assistant Opium Agent" in Patna, forwarded to Simlah, bold strike of "Forwarded by Thos. Haviside & Co., 147 Leadenhall Street" forwarder's handstamp, Calcutta transit backstamp, Calcutta rate handstamp, Very Fine, a scarce Patna marking with few examples thought to exist, particularly interesting with the relation to an Opium agent
Auction
Sale 9054, Lot 10080, — The Magnolia Collection Part 7
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Other recorded marks at Patna
18 marks18 other pre-1854 postal markings of Patna are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Patna HG 1handstampBlack1785
- Patna HG 2handstampRed1795–1814
- Patna HG 3handstampBlack1797
- Patna HG 4handstampBlack1816
- Patna HG 5handstampBlack1818
- Patna HG 6handstampBlack1823–1829
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About this Patna pre stamp cover
COV-489 is a Patna pre stamp cover of 30 April 1835 bearing the Patna HG 12 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Patna postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Patna, 1835, "PATNA/BEARg/18__" Oval Handstamp (Giles 12). Mostly clear and complete strike with manuscript "13 Sept 35" date and "1 Rs 5a" rate added and applied in transit on cover datelined "London, 30th April 1835", addressed to "Assistant Opium Agent" in Patna, forwarded to Simlah, bold strike of "Forwarded by Thos. Haviside & Co., 147 Leadenhall Street" forwarder's handstamp, Calcutta transit backstamp, Calcutta rate handstamp, Very Fine, a scarce Patna marking with few examples thought to exist, particularly interesting with the relation to an Opium agent
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9054 lot 10080.
2 images of COV-489 are recorded (front, back); the Patna HG 12 mark itself is recorded in use 1835.
Questions about COV-489
- What is COV-489?
- COV-489 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Patna, Bengal Presidency of 30 April 1835, bearing the Patna HG 12 handstamp in black. India, Patna, 1835, "PATNA/BEARg/18__" Oval Handstamp (Giles 12). Mostly clear and complete strike with manuscript "13 Sept 35" date and "1 Rs 5a" rate added and applied in transit on cover datelined "London, 30th April 1835", addressed to "Assistant Opium Agent" in Patna, forwarded to Simlah, bold strike of "Forwarded by Thos. Haviside & Co., 147 Leadenhall Street" forwarder's handstamp, Calcutta transit backstamp, Calcutta rate handstamp, Very Fine, a scarce Patna marking with few examples thought to exist, particularly interesting with the relation to an Opium agent
- How scarce is the Patna HG 12 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Patna HG 12 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1835.
- What is the provenance of COV-489?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9054 lot 10080.
- When was COV-489 posted?
- COV-489 is dated 30 April 1835, within the recorded period of use of Patna HG 12 (1835).
About this record
This 30 April 1835 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Patna HG 12 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, lot 10080.