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Date
1854
Description
India, 1854, 1a Red, Die I (4; SG 12). Huge margins, tied by barred "1" cancel on blue printed folded "Military Fund Circular No. 109" to Major General Wilson in Belgaum, Bombay Dec. 11, 1855 despatch datestamp on back, forwarded to Kaludghee with 1854, 1a Red, Die I (4; SG 12), large margins, tied by barred "85" cancel, with corresponding Belgaum Dec. 17 datestamp on back, Kaludghee (Dec. 18) arrival datestamp, cover with some flaws including piece missing at bottom and edge/corner wear, still Fine, an exceptional postal history artifact paying the one penny concessionary rate for printed matter, then using another example for forwarding
Auction
The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026), Lot 10135, (2026)
Same office
Other recorded marks at Kaludghee
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Kaludghee is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this Kaludghee pre stamp cover
COV-5328 is a Kaludghee pre stamp cover of 1854 bearing the Kaludghee HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Kaludghee postal history — the office known today as Kaladgi, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, 1854, 1a Red, Die I (4; SG 12). Huge margins, tied by barred "1" cancel on blue printed folded "Military Fund Circular No. 109" to Major General Wilson in Belgaum, Bombay Dec. 11, 1855 despatch datestamp on back, forwarded to Kaludghee with 1854, 1a Red, Die I (4; SG 12), large margins, tied by barred "85" cancel, with corresponding Belgaum Dec. 17 datestamp on back, Kaludghee (Dec. 18) arrival datestamp, cover with some flaws including piece missing at bottom and edge/corner wear, still Fine, an exceptional postal history artifact paying the one penny concessionary rate for printed matter, then using another example for forwarding
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026) lot 10135 (2026).
2 images of COV-5328 are recorded; the Kaludghee HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1854.
Questions about COV-5328
- What is COV-5328?
- COV-5328 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kaludghee, Bombay Presidency of 1854, bearing the Kaludghee HG 1 handstamp in red. India, 1854, 1a Red, Die I (4; SG 12). Huge margins, tied by barred "1" cancel on blue printed folded "Military Fund Circular No. 109" to Major General Wilson in Belgaum, Bombay Dec. 11, 1855 despatch datestamp on back, forwarded to Kaludghee with 1854, 1a Red, Die I (4; SG 12), large margins, tied by barred "85" cancel, with corresponding Belgaum Dec. 17 datestamp on back, Kaludghee (Dec. 18) arrival datestamp, cover with some flaws including piece missing at bottom and edge/corner wear, still Fine, an exceptional postal history artifact paying the one penny concessionary rate for printed matter, then using another example for forwarding
- How scarce is the Kaludghee HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Kaludghee HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841–1854.
- What is the provenance of COV-5328?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026) lot 10135 (2026).
- When was COV-5328 posted?
- COV-5328 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Kaludghee HG 1 (1841–1854).
About this record
This 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kaludghee HG 1 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026), lot 10135, (2026).