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Date
28 June 1858
Description
INDIA, 1854, 2a Green (5; SG 31). Horizontal pair, large balanced margins, tied by two crisp strikes of barred "121" cancel (Cooper Ty. 4) on blue cover to Cowfold, England, sender's directive "via Southampton", red framed Warree Paid handstamp (Giles unrecorded) with manuscript "28 6 58" (Jun. 28, 1858) date added on back, red framed "INDIA PAID" handstamp on back, Bombay and London (Aug. 13) transit and Horsham (Aug. 13) arrival datestamps, cover with some minor edgewear VERY FINE AND HANDSOME USE OF A 2-ANNAS TYPOGRAPH PAIR ON COVER TO ENGLAND.
Auction
The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2, Lot 6122, (11/14/2023)
Provenance
"Magnolia"
About this Warree pre stamp cover
COV-2784 is a Warree pre stamp cover of 28 June 1858 bearing the Warree HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Warree postal history — the office known today as Sawantwadi, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
INDIA, 1854, 2a Green (5; SG 31). Horizontal pair, large balanced margins, tied by two crisp strikes of barred "121" cancel (Cooper Ty. 4) on blue cover to Cowfold, England, sender's directive "via Southampton", red framed Warree Paid handstamp (Giles unrecorded) with manuscript "28 6 58" (Jun. 28, 1858) date added on back, red framed "INDIA PAID" handstamp on back, Bombay and London (Aug. 13) transit and Horsham (Aug. 13) arrival datestamps, cover with some minor edgewear VERY FINE AND HANDSOME USE OF A 2-ANNAS TYPOGRAPH PAIR ON COVER TO ENGLAND.
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2 lot 6122 (11/14/2023).
2 images of COV-2784 are recorded (front, back); the Warree HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1857–1858.
Questions about COV-2784
- What is COV-2784?
- COV-2784 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Warree, Bombay Presidency of 28 June 1858, bearing the Warree HG 1 handstamp in red. INDIA, 1854, 2a Green (5; SG 31). Horizontal pair, large balanced margins, tied by two crisp strikes of barred "121" cancel (Cooper Ty. 4) on blue cover to Cowfold, England, sender's directive "via Southampton", red framed Warree Paid handstamp (Giles unrecorded) with manuscript "28 6 58" (Jun. 28, 1858) date added on back, red framed "INDIA PAID" handstamp on back, Bombay and London (Aug. 13) transit and Horsham (Aug. 13) arrival datestamps, cover with some minor edgewear VERY FINE AND HANDSOME USE OF A 2-ANNAS TYPOGRAPH PAIR ON COVER TO ENGLAND.
- How scarce is the Warree HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Warree HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1857–1858.
- What is the provenance of COV-2784?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2 lot 6122 (11/14/2023).
- When was COV-2784 posted?
- COV-2784 is dated 28 June 1858, within the recorded period of use of Warree HG 1 (1857–1858).
About this record
This 28 June 1858 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Warree HG 1 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2, lot 6122, (11/14/2023).