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Date
1854
Description
India, Used in Damaun, 1854, 1a Deep Red, Die II (4B; SG 13). Large margins to clear, small nick in bottom left margin, tied by barred "13" diamond cancel and light strike of violet "DAMAUN/Paid" boxed handstamp (Giles 1, date unclear) on back of folded letter to Surat, faintly struck framed arrival datestamp VERY FINE AND RARE USE OF THE 1854 ONE-ANNA FROM DIE II ON COVER 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.
Auction
1325, Lot 3226, (Jun. 2024)
Provenance
Dilip Shah "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-1675 is a Damaun pre stamp cover of 1854 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, 1a Deep Red, Die II (4B; SG 13). Large margins to clear, small nick in bottom left margin, tied by barred "13" diamond cancel and light strike of violet "DAMAUN/Paid" boxed handstamp (Giles 1, date unclear) on back of folded letter to Surat, faintly struck framed arrival datestamp VERY FINE AND RARE USE OF THE 1854 ONE-ANNA FROM DIE II ON COVER 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.
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Dilip Shah lot 166 (Oct. 2001); and Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1325 lot 3226 (Jun. 2024).
2 images of COV-1675 are recorded; the Damaun HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1852–1859.
Questions about COV-1675
- What is COV-1675?
- COV-1675 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Damaun, Bombay Presidency of 1854, bearing the Damaun HG 1 handstamp in mauve. India, Used in Damaun, 1854, 1a Deep Red, Die II (4B; SG 13). Large margins to clear, small nick in bottom left margin, tied by barred "13" diamond cancel and light strike of violet "DAMAUN/Paid" boxed handstamp (Giles 1, date unclear) on back of folded letter to Surat, faintly struck framed arrival datestamp VERY FINE AND RARE USE OF THE 1854 ONE-ANNA FROM DIE II ON COVER 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.
- 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-1675?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Dilip Shah lot 166 (Oct. 2001); and Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1325 lot 3226 (Jun. 2024).
- When was COV-1675 posted?
- COV-1675 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Damaun HG 1 (1852–1859).
About this record
This 1854 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 166, (Oct. 2001); Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 1325, lot 3226, (Jun. 2024).