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Date
4 January 1859
Description
India, Used in Damaun, 1854, ½a Deep Blue, Die I (2a; SG 4). Stone "A", huge to clear margins on each side, tied by barred "13" cancel with watery violet "DAMAUN Paid" boxed datetamp (Giles 1) with manuscript "4-1-59" date on back of petite native cover, cover with some edgewear and stamp with slight overall toning FINE. AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE USE OF THE 1854 HALF-ANNA LITHOGRAPH FROM DIE I FROM DAMAUN -- AN OFFICE IN THE PORTUGUESE INDIA TERRITORY. Damaun was the only British post office in the Portuguese territories within India. Covers from Damaun are rarely encountered.
Auction
1325, Lot 3225, (Jun. 2024)
Provenance
"Magnolia" Dilip Shah
Same office
Other recorded marks at Damaun
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Damaun is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this Damaun pre stamp cover
COV-1108 is a Damaun pre stamp cover of 4 January 1859 bearing the Damaun HG 1 handstamp, struck in mauve, recorded in the census of Damaun postal history — the office known today as Daman, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Used in Damaun, 1854, ½a Deep Blue, Die I (2a; SG 4). Stone "A", huge to clear margins on each side, tied by barred "13" cancel with watery violet "DAMAUN Paid" boxed datetamp (Giles 1) with manuscript "4-1-59" date on back of petite native cover, cover with some edgewear and stamp with slight overall toning FINE. AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE USE OF THE 1854 HALF-ANNA LITHOGRAPH FROM DIE I FROM DAMAUN -- AN OFFICE IN THE PORTUGUESE INDIA TERRITORY. Damaun was the only British post office in the Portuguese territories within India. Covers from Damaun are rarely encountered.
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Dilip Shah lot 165 (Oct. 2001); and Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1325 lot 3225 (Jun. 2024).
1 image of COV-1108 is recorded; the Damaun HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1852–1859.
Questions about COV-1108
- What is COV-1108?
- COV-1108 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Damaun, Bombay Presidency of 4 January 1859, bearing the Damaun HG 1 handstamp in mauve. India, Used in Damaun, 1854, ½a Deep Blue, Die I (2a; SG 4). Stone "A", huge to clear margins on each side, tied by barred "13" cancel with watery violet "DAMAUN Paid" boxed datetamp (Giles 1) with manuscript "4-1-59" date on back of petite native cover, cover with some edgewear and stamp with slight overall toning FINE. AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE USE OF THE 1854 HALF-ANNA LITHOGRAPH FROM DIE I FROM DAMAUN -- AN OFFICE IN THE PORTUGUESE INDIA TERRITORY. Damaun was the only British post office in the Portuguese territories within India. Covers from Damaun are rarely encountered.
- How scarce is the Damaun HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Damaun HG 1 as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1852–1859.
- What is the provenance of COV-1108?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Dilip Shah lot 165 (Oct. 2001); and Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1325 lot 3225 (Jun. 2024).
- When was COV-1108 posted?
- COV-1108 is dated 4 January 1859, within the recorded period of use of Damaun HG 1 (1852–1859).
About this record
This 4 January 1859 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Damaun HG 1 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Dilip Shah, lot 165, (Oct. 2001); Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 1325, lot 3225, (Jun. 2024).