Scan or Photo Courtesy of Heinrich Köhler Auktionen
Date
1840
Description
1840, entire letter from Chekowah, Upper Assam, India, via Ireland to Mannheim, Duchy of Baden, endorsed “per overland mail Bombay”, bearing ...
Auction
Heinrich Köhler 389th Auction, Lot 1223
About this Suddiya pre stamp cover
COV-5227 is a Suddiya pre stamp cover of 1840 bearing the Suddiya HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Suddiya postal history — the office known today as Sadiya, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1840, entire letter from Chekowah, Upper Assam, India, via Ireland to Mannheim, Duchy of Baden, endorsed “per overland mail Bombay”, bearing ...
Its recorded auction history runs through Heinrich Köhler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 389th Auction lot 1223.
3 images of COV-5227 are recorded; the Suddiya HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1840.
Questions about COV-5227
- What is COV-5227?
- COV-5227 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Suddiya, Bengal Presidency of 1840, bearing the Suddiya HG 1 handstamp in red. 1840, entire letter from Chekowah, Upper Assam, India, via Ireland to Mannheim, Duchy of Baden, endorsed “per overland mail Bombay”, bearing ...
- How scarce is the Suddiya HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Suddiya HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1840.
- What is the provenance of COV-5227?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Heinrich Köhler Auktionen Heinrich Köhler 389th Auction lot 1223.
- When was COV-5227 posted?
- COV-5227 is dated 1840, within the recorded period of use of Suddiya HG 1 (1840).
About this record
This 1840 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Suddiya HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Heinrich Köhler, Heinrich Köhler 389th Auction, lot 1223.