Scan or Photo Courtesy of David Feldman Auctions
Date
1857
Description
COLLECTIONS & GROUP LOTS 1811-62, Collection of 48 stampless covers, many written up on pages, a few with hs unrecorded by Giles, better items incl. two 1857 Soldier’s Letters with contents from about the mutiny of the Bengal Sepoys talking of the atrocities, 1836 « INDIA SOLDIER’S LETTER / 3 / LONDON » on cover, maritime mail, etc., a wide variety, see scans (Est. € 7’000 / 10’000)
Auction
May 2014 Auction Series, Lot 20551, (26 May 2014)
Same office
Other recorded marks at Kirkee
6 marks6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Kirkee are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Kirkee pre stamp cover
COV-2778 is a Kirkee pre stamp cover of 1857 bearing the Kirkee HG 5 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Kirkee postal history — the office known today as Khadki, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
COLLECTIONS & GROUP LOTS 1811-62, Collection of 48 stampless covers, many written up on pages, a few with hs unrecorded by Giles, better items incl. two 1857 Soldier’s Letters with contents from about the mutiny of the Bengal Sepoys talking of the atrocities, 1836 « INDIA SOLDIER’S LETTER / 3 / LONDON » on cover, maritime mail, etc., a wide variety, see scans (Est. € 7’000 / 10’000)
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman May 2014 Auction Series lot 20551 (26 May 2014).
1 image of COV-2778 is recorded (front); the Kirkee HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1854–1857.
Questions about COV-2778
- What is COV-2778?
- COV-2778 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kirkee, Bombay Presidency of 1857, bearing the Kirkee HG 5 handstamp in red. COLLECTIONS & GROUP LOTS 1811-62, Collection of 48 stampless covers, many written up on pages, a few with hs unrecorded by Giles, better items incl. two 1857 Soldier’s Letters with contents from about the mutiny of the Bengal Sepoys talking of the atrocities, 1836 « INDIA SOLDIER’S LETTER / 3 / LONDON » on cover, maritime mail, etc., a wide variety, see scans (Est. € 7’000 / 10’000)
- How scarce is the Kirkee HG 5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Kirkee HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854–1857.
- What is the provenance of COV-2778?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman May 2014 Auction Series lot 20551 (26 May 2014).
- When was COV-2778 posted?
- COV-2778 is dated 1857, within the recorded period of use of Kirkee HG 5 (1854–1857).
About this record
This 1857 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kirkee HG 5 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, May 2014 Auction Series, lot 20551, (26 May 2014).