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Date
1847
Description
India, Rajkote, 1847, "RAJCOTE/1847 JUNE 12/Paid" Datestamp (Unrecorded in Giles). Faint but clear strike of three-line datestamp with manuscript "6 as" added on back of 1847 folded letter to Mannheim, Baden, Germany, sender's directive "via Marseilles & Strasbourg, Post paid", red "India Paid" boxed handstamp, Alexandria Jul. 19, Marseilles Jul. 19, Strasbourg Aug. 1 transit and Mannheim Aug. 2 arrival datestamps, variously rated, slight overall soiling, still Very Fine, a scarce postmark which is unrecorded by Giles and to a particularly rare destination
Auction
Sale 1325, Lot 3060
Same office
Other recorded marks at Rajkote
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Rajkote are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Rajkote pre stamp cover
COV-181 is a Rajkote pre stamp cover of 1847 bearing the Rajkote HG 5 handstamp, struck in mauve, recorded in the census of Rajkote postal history — the office known today as Rajkot, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Rajkote, 1847, "RAJCOTE/1847 JUNE 12/Paid" Datestamp (Unrecorded in Giles). Faint but clear strike of three-line datestamp with manuscript "6 as" added on back of 1847 folded letter to Mannheim, Baden, Germany, sender's directive "via Marseilles & Strasbourg, Post paid", red "India Paid" boxed handstamp, Alexandria Jul. 19, Marseilles Jul. 19, Strasbourg Aug. 1 transit and Mannheim Aug. 2 arrival datestamps, variously rated, slight overall soiling, still Very Fine, a scarce postmark which is unrecorded by Giles and to a particularly rare destination
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1325 lot 3060.
2 images of COV-181 are recorded (front, back); the Rajkote HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1840–1855.
Questions about COV-181
- What is COV-181?
- COV-181 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Rajkote, Bombay Presidency of 1847, bearing the Rajkote HG 5 handstamp in mauve. India, Rajkote, 1847, "RAJCOTE/1847 JUNE 12/Paid" Datestamp (Unrecorded in Giles). Faint but clear strike of three-line datestamp with manuscript "6 as" added on back of 1847 folded letter to Mannheim, Baden, Germany, sender's directive "via Marseilles & Strasbourg, Post paid", red "India Paid" boxed handstamp, Alexandria Jul. 19, Marseilles Jul. 19, Strasbourg Aug. 1 transit and Mannheim Aug. 2 arrival datestamps, variously rated, slight overall soiling, still Very Fine, a scarce postmark which is unrecorded by Giles and to a particularly rare destination
- How scarce is the Rajkote HG 5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Rajkote HG 5 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1840–1855.
- What is the provenance of COV-181?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1325 lot 3060.
- When was COV-181 posted?
- COV-181 is dated 1847, within the recorded period of use of Rajkote HG 5 (1840–1855).
About this record
This 1847 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Rajkote HG 5 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 1325, lot 3060.