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 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).