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Date
25 July 1829
Description
India, Ryepore, 1829, "RYEPORE/Pt Pd/18_" Handstamp (Giles 1). Well-struck and clear double-oval handstamp with manuscript "1r1a" rate added on back of folded cover with manuscript Jul. 25, 1829 despatch docketing, addressed to Madras, Madras Aug. 11 arrival datestamp (Giles MX4), slight file fold crosses handstamp, still Very Fine and especially rare, Giles notes only three examples recorded
Auction
Sale No. 1325, Lot 3062, (2025)
Provenance
"Magnolia"
- •2025, Robert A. Siegel Sale No. 1325, Lot 3062
About this Ryepore pre stamp cover
COV-687 is a Ryepore pre stamp cover of 25 July 1829 bearing the Ryepore HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Ryepore postal history — the office known today as Raipur, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Ryepore, 1829, "RYEPORE/Pt Pd/18_" Handstamp (Giles 1). Well-struck and clear double-oval handstamp with manuscript "1r1a" rate added on back of folded cover with manuscript Jul. 25, 1829 despatch docketing, addressed to Madras, Madras Aug. 11 arrival datestamp (Giles MX4), slight file fold crosses handstamp, still Very Fine and especially rare, Giles notes only three examples recorded
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale No. 1325 lot 3062 (2025).
2 images of COV-687 are recorded (back, front); the Ryepore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1823–1829.
Questions about COV-687
- What is COV-687?
- COV-687 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ryepore, Bombay Presidency of 25 July 1829, bearing the Ryepore HG 1 handstamp in black. India, Ryepore, 1829, "RYEPORE/Pt Pd/18_" Handstamp (Giles 1). Well-struck and clear double-oval handstamp with manuscript "1r1a" rate added on back of folded cover with manuscript Jul. 25, 1829 despatch docketing, addressed to Madras, Madras Aug. 11 arrival datestamp (Giles MX4), slight file fold crosses handstamp, still Very Fine and especially rare, Giles notes only three examples recorded
- How scarce is the Ryepore HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Ryepore HG 1 as 3 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1823–1829.
- What is the provenance of COV-687?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale No. 1325 lot 3062 (2025).
- When was COV-687 posted?
- COV-687 is dated 25 July 1829, within the recorded period of use of Ryepore HG 1 (1823–1829).
About this record
This 25 July 1829 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ryepore HG 1 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark with 3 examples recorded in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale No. 1325, lot 3062, (2025).