COV-4788
27 July 1855 Aurungabad HG 2 Cover
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Date
27 July 1855
Description
TO. G.B. - AURUNGABAD COVER "PAID IN FULL VIA SOUTHAMPTON" WITH TWO 4as + TWO ½a BLUES; Fine 27 July 1855 env. from Aurungabad (mainly fine red boxed "AURUNGABAD/ Paid" ds on back) to Barnet endorsed "Paid in full. Via Southampton" franked for the internal Indian 1a rate (up to ½ tola) with close-cut ½a Blues (2; small margins in places) & two cut-to-shape 4as all tied by mainly fine Aurungabad dotted diamond cancels with fair red boxed "INDIA PAID" alongside overstruck by London red "PAID" transit cds (6 Sept.) with red ms "1/-" rate. Rare franking for this rate. Exhibition Item.
Auction
The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction, Lot 1034, (13 May 2025)
Provenance
Michael Caswell
Same office
Other recorded marks at Aurungabad
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Aurungabad are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Aurungabad pre stamp cover
COV-4788 is an Aurungabad pre stamp cover of 27 July 1855 bearing the Aurungabad HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Aurungabad postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
TO. G.B. - AURUNGABAD COVER "PAID IN FULL VIA SOUTHAMPTON" WITH TWO 4as + TWO ½a BLUES; Fine 27 July 1855 env. from Aurungabad (mainly fine red boxed "AURUNGABAD/ Paid" ds on back) to Barnet endorsed "Paid in full. Via Southampton" franked for the internal Indian 1a rate (up to ½ tola) with close-cut ½a Blues (2; small margins in places) & two cut-to-shape 4as all tied by mainly fine Aurungabad dotted diamond cancels with fair red boxed "INDIA PAID" alongside overstruck by London red "PAID" transit cds (6 Sept.) with red ms "1/-" rate. Rare franking for this rate. Exhibition Item.
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction lot 1034 (13 May 2025).
2 images of COV-4788 are recorded (front, back); the Aurungabad HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1861.
Questions about COV-4788
- What is COV-4788?
- COV-4788 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Aurungabad, Madras Presidency of 27 July 1855, bearing the Aurungabad HG 2 handstamp in red. TO. G.B. - AURUNGABAD COVER "PAID IN FULL VIA SOUTHAMPTON" WITH TWO 4as + TWO ½a BLUES; Fine 27 July 1855 env. from Aurungabad (mainly fine red boxed "AURUNGABAD/ Paid" ds on back) to Barnet endorsed "Paid in full. Via Southampton" franked for the internal Indian 1a rate (up to ½ tola) with close-cut ½a Blues (2; small margins in places) & two cut-to-shape 4as all tied by mainly fine Aurungabad dotted diamond cancels with fair red boxed "INDIA PAID" alongside overstruck by London red "PAID" transit cds (6 Sept.) with red ms "1/-" rate. Rare franking for this rate. Exhibition Item.
- How scarce is the Aurungabad HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Aurungabad HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841–1861.
- What is the provenance of COV-4788?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction lot 1034 (13 May 2025).
- When was COV-4788 posted?
- COV-4788 is dated 27 July 1855, within the recorded period of use of Aurungabad HG 2 (1841–1861).
About this record
This 27 July 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Aurungabad HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction, lot 1034, (13 May 2025).