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Date
3 June 1856
Description
DATESTAMPS: 1856 (Jun 7) Envelope from Mandvie to Bombay with 1854 1/2a blue (touched at right) tied by “117” barred diamond numeral, with unrecorded Mandvie Paid box hs, Bombay bs, minor peripheral faults, rare
Auction
May 2014 Auction Series, Lot 20406, (May 26 2014)
About this Mandvie pre stamp cover
COV-2772 is a Mandvie pre stamp cover of 3 June 1856 bearing the Mandvie HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Mandvie postal history — the office known today as Mandvi, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
DATESTAMPS: 1856 (Jun 7) Envelope from Mandvie to Bombay with 1854 1/2a blue (touched at right) tied by “117” barred diamond numeral, with unrecorded Mandvie Paid box hs, Bombay bs, minor peripheral faults, rare
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman May 2014 Auction Series lot 20406 (May 26 2014).
1 image of COV-2772 is recorded (front); the Mandvie HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1856.
Questions about COV-2772
- What is COV-2772?
- COV-2772 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mandvie, Bombay Presidency of 3 June 1856, bearing the Mandvie HG 1 handstamp in red. DATESTAMPS: 1856 (Jun 7) Envelope from Mandvie to Bombay with 1854 1/2a blue (touched at right) tied by “117” barred diamond numeral, with unrecorded Mandvie Paid box hs, Bombay bs, minor peripheral faults, rare
- How scarce is the Mandvie HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Mandvie HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1856.
- What is the provenance of COV-2772?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman May 2014 Auction Series lot 20406 (May 26 2014).
- When was COV-2772 posted?
- COV-2772 is dated 3 June 1856, within the recorded period of use of Mandvie HG 1 (1856).
About this record
This 3 June 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mandvie HG 1 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” 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 20406, (May 26 2014).