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Date
2-12 1858
Description
India, 1854, 4a Red & Blue, 2nd Printing, Head Die II, Frame Die I (6D; SG 19). Cut square, large to ample margins, used with 1a Deep Red, Die II (4B; SG 13), two singles, mostly large to ample margins, just barely touching on left stamp, all tied by barred "35" cancels on 1858 cover to Malden, England, sender's directive "Via Marseilles", red framed "Malligaum/Paid" (Giles 2) with manuscript "2-12 58" date added despatch on back, red transit and London (Jan. 4, 1859) transit datestamps, cover with manuscript accountancy notes on front panel, slight ink erosion, and minor soiling just affecting stamps, left 1a with mild crease due to placement over edge of cover, still Fine and attractive use, this cover paying the 6a for up to ¼oz via Marseilles rate
Auction
The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 5, Lot 146, (09/30/2025)
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Other recorded marks at Mallegaum
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Mallegaum are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 2-12 1858 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mallegaum HG 2 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” 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 Stamps and Postal History, Part 5, lot 146, (09/30/2025).