COV-2199
December 1832 Belgaum Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd
Date
December 1832
Description
BELGAUM - BOXED “POST FREE” OR “POST PAID” MARKS ON LIVERPOOL INDIA LETTERS TO G.B.; 7-20 Dec. 1832 & 12 Sept. 1835 pair of ELs from “Camp Kolhapoor” (and then on the march “to protect the Waree Rajah’s capital” - news of some bloody engagements with “the Rebels”, etc.) or from “Belgaum”, having very fine boxed orangered “BELGAUM/POST PAID” or “BELGAUM/POST FREE” marks respectively; each with fair to fine boxed India Letter marks of Liverpool (two types) on the reverse. Good pair. (2 covers) [1836 ex Contractor Collection, 1999.] PHOTO - see page 31.
Auction
Manning, Lot 94, (Sept. 2015)
Provenance
Michael Manning
Same office
Other recorded marks at Belgaum
7 marks7 other pre-1854 postal markings of Belgaum are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Belgaum HG 2handstampOrange1832–1837
- Belgaum HG 3handstampRed1839–1854
- Belgaum HG 4handstampRed1838–1852
- Belgaum HG 4AhandstampRed1838–1843
- Belgaum HG 5handstampRed1840–1858
- Belgaum HG 6handstampBlack1851–1858
+1 more at this office.View all Belgaum marks and postal history →
About this Belgaum pre stamp cover
COV-2199 is a Belgaum pre stamp cover of December 1832 bearing the Belgaum HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Belgaum postal history — the office known today as Belagavi, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
BELGAUM - BOXED “POST FREE” OR “POST PAID” MARKS ON LIVERPOOL INDIA LETTERS TO G.B.; 7-20 Dec. 1832 & 12 Sept. 1835 pair of ELs from “Camp Kolhapoor” (and then on the march “to protect the Waree Rajah’s capital” - news of some bloody engagements with “the Rebels”, etc.) or from “Belgaum”, having very fine boxed orangered “BELGAUM/POST PAID” or “BELGAUM/POST FREE” marks respectively; each with fair to fine boxed India Letter marks of Liverpool (two types) on the reverse. Good pair. (2 covers) [1836 ex Contractor Collection, 1999.] PHOTO - see page 31.
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 94 (Sept. 2015).
1 image of COV-2199 is recorded; the Belgaum HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1829–1837.
Questions about COV-2199
- What is COV-2199?
- COV-2199 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Belgaum, Bombay Presidency of December 1832, bearing the Belgaum HG 1 handstamp in red. BELGAUM - BOXED “POST FREE” OR “POST PAID” MARKS ON LIVERPOOL INDIA LETTERS TO G.B.; 7-20 Dec. 1832 & 12 Sept. 1835 pair of ELs from “Camp Kolhapoor” (and then on the march “to protect the Waree Rajah’s capital” - news of some bloody engagements with “the Rebels”, etc.) or from “Belgaum”, having very fine boxed orangered “BELGAUM/POST PAID” or “BELGAUM/POST FREE” marks respectively; each with fair to fine boxed India Letter marks of Liverpool (two types) on the reverse. Good pair. (2 covers) [1836 ex Contractor Collection, 1999.] PHOTO - see page 31.
- How scarce is the Belgaum HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Belgaum HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1829–1837.
- What is the provenance of COV-2199?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 94 (Sept. 2015).
- When was COV-2199 posted?
- COV-2199 is dated December 1832, within the recorded period of use of Belgaum HG 1 (1829–1837).
About this record
This December 1832 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Belgaum HG 1 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Manning, lot 94, (Sept. 2015).