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Date
22 August 1841
Description
India, Mulligaum, 1841, "MULLIGAUM/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles Unrecorded). Clear strike in red with manuscript "22nd August 1841" date and "1 as" rate added on back of folded letter to Jalnah, Very Fine, a rare strike which is unrecorded by Giles in his book or additional supplements, likely very few (if any) other examples exist
Auction
Sale 9054, Lot 10075, — The Magnolia Collection Part 7
Same office
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-484 is a Mallegaum pre stamp cover of 22 August 1841 bearing the Mallegaum HG 2a 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, Mulligaum, 1841, "MULLIGAUM/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles Unrecorded). Clear strike in red with manuscript "22nd August 1841" date and "1 as" rate added on back of folded letter to Jalnah, Very Fine, a rare strike which is unrecorded by Giles in his book or additional supplements, likely very few (if any) other examples exist
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9054 lot 10075.
2 images of COV-484 are recorded (front, back); the Mallegaum HG 2a mark itself is recorded in use 1839–1844.
Questions about COV-484
- What is COV-484?
- COV-484 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mallegaum, Bombay Presidency of 22 August 1841, bearing the Mallegaum HG 2a handstamp in red. India, Mulligaum, 1841, "MULLIGAUM/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles Unrecorded). Clear strike in red with manuscript "22nd August 1841" date and "1 as" rate added on back of folded letter to Jalnah, Very Fine, a rare strike which is unrecorded by Giles in his book or additional supplements, likely very few (if any) other examples exist
- How scarce is the Mallegaum HG 2a mark on this cover?
- The census grades Mallegaum HG 2a as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1839–1844.
- What is the provenance of COV-484?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9054 lot 10075.
- When was COV-484 posted?
- COV-484 is dated 22 August 1841, within the recorded period of use of Mallegaum HG 2a (1839–1844).
About this record
This 22 August 1841 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mallegaum HG 2a handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, lot 10075.