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Date
10 July 1857
Description
DATESTAMPS: 1857 (Jul 10) Envelope from Seerpoor to England with 1854 2a green and 4a blue & red, cut to shape and both touched, tied by JC type 4 « 40 » diamond barred numerals, with unrecorded Seepor boxed ds, reverse with Bombay and London ds, some soiling otherwise fine
Auction
May 2014 Auction Series, Lot 20409, (26 May 2014)
Same office
Other recorded marks at Seerpore
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Seerpore is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this Seerpore pre stamp cover
COV-2774 is a Seerpore pre stamp cover of 10 July 1857 bearing the Seerpore HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Seerpore postal history, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
DATESTAMPS: 1857 (Jul 10) Envelope from Seerpoor to England with 1854 2a green and 4a blue & red, cut to shape and both touched, tied by JC type 4 « 40 » diamond barred numerals, with unrecorded Seepor boxed ds, reverse with Bombay and London ds, some soiling otherwise fine
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman May 2014 Auction Series lot 20409 (26 May 2014).
1 image of COV-2774 is recorded (front); the Seerpore HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1857.
Questions about COV-2774
- What is COV-2774?
- COV-2774 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Seerpore, Bombay Presidency of 10 July 1857, bearing the Seerpore HG 2 handstamp in red. DATESTAMPS: 1857 (Jul 10) Envelope from Seerpoor to England with 1854 2a green and 4a blue & red, cut to shape and both touched, tied by JC type 4 « 40 » diamond barred numerals, with unrecorded Seepor boxed ds, reverse with Bombay and London ds, some soiling otherwise fine
- How scarce is the Seerpore HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Seerpore HG 2 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1857.
- What is the provenance of COV-2774?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman May 2014 Auction Series lot 20409 (26 May 2014).
- When was COV-2774 posted?
- COV-2774 is dated 10 July 1857, within the recorded period of use of Seerpore HG 2 (1857).
About this record
This 10 July 1857 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Seerpore HG 2 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 20409, (26 May 2014).