COV-1109
15 January 1857 Damaun Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
15 January 1857
Description
India, Used in Damaun, 1854, ½a Blue, Die II (2D; SG 6). Mostly large margins, just clear at top, tied by diamond grid cancel with faint but clear violet "DAMAUN Paid" boxed datestamp (Giles 1) with manuscript "15-1-57" date added on back of large part petite native cover, Bombay Jan. 17, 1857 datestamp, cover missing large part of front panel with address, slight overall soiling STILL FINE. A VERY RARE AND DESIRABLE USE OF THE 1854 HALF-ANNA LITHOGRAPH FROM DIE II USED IN 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. Ex Dr. Kornan.
Auction
1360, Lot 203, (Sept. 2025)
Provenance
Dr. Kornan "Magnolia"
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-1109 is a Damaun pre stamp cover of 15 January 1857 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 Blue, Die II (2D; SG 6). Mostly large margins, just clear at top, tied by diamond grid cancel with faint but clear violet "DAMAUN Paid" boxed datestamp (Giles 1) with manuscript "15-1-57" date added on back of large part petite native cover, Bombay Jan. 17, 1857 datestamp, cover missing large part of front panel with address, slight overall soiling STILL FINE. A VERY RARE AND DESIRABLE USE OF THE 1854 HALF-ANNA LITHOGRAPH FROM DIE II USED IN 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. Ex Dr. Kornan.
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1360 lot 203 (Sept. 2025).
1 image of COV-1109 is recorded; the Damaun HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1852–1859.
Questions about COV-1109
- What is COV-1109?
- COV-1109 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Damaun, Bombay Presidency of 15 January 1857, bearing the Damaun HG 1 handstamp in mauve. India, Used in Damaun, 1854, ½a Blue, Die II (2D; SG 6). Mostly large margins, just clear at top, tied by diamond grid cancel with faint but clear violet "DAMAUN Paid" boxed datestamp (Giles 1) with manuscript "15-1-57" date added on back of large part petite native cover, Bombay Jan. 17, 1857 datestamp, cover missing large part of front panel with address, slight overall soiling STILL FINE. A VERY RARE AND DESIRABLE USE OF THE 1854 HALF-ANNA LITHOGRAPH FROM DIE II USED IN 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. Ex Dr. Kornan.
- 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-1109?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1360 lot 203 (Sept. 2025).
- When was COV-1109 posted?
- COV-1109 is dated 15 January 1857, within the recorded period of use of Damaun HG 1 (1852–1859).
About this record
This 15 January 1857 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 1360, lot 203, (Sept. 2025).