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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 Mallegaum pre stamp cover
COV-4707 is a Mallegaum pre stamp cover of 2-12 1858 bearing the Mallegaum HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Mallegaum postal history — the office known today as Malegaon, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
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
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 5 lot 146 (09/30/2025).
2 images of COV-4707 are recorded (front, back); the Mallegaum HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1844–1858.
Questions about COV-4707
- What is COV-4707?
- COV-4707 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mallegaum, Bombay Presidency of 2-12 1858, bearing the Mallegaum HG 2 handstamp in red. 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
- How scarce is the Mallegaum HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Mallegaum HG 2 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1844–1858.
- What is the provenance of COV-4707?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 5 lot 146 (09/30/2025).
- When was COV-4707 posted?
- COV-4707 is dated 2-12 1858, within the recorded period of use of Mallegaum HG 2 (1844–1858).
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).