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Date
1854
Description
India, 1854, 2a Green (5; SG 31). Tight but clear margins, tied by barred cancel with red framed Bolaram despatch handstamp (Giles 1) with manuscript "17 April, 4as Fees" on ca. 1850s registered native cover to Ramghar, manuscript "Registered Letter" at bottom left, cover with some minor edge flaws, otherwise Very Fine, the 2a paid the inland fee with 4a registry fee paid in cash, with 2009 Sismondo certificate
Auction
The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 5, Lot 178, (09/30/2025)
Certificates
Same office
Other recorded marks at Bolaram
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Bolaram is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this Bolaram pre stamp cover
COV-4714 is a Bolaram pre stamp cover of 1854 bearing the Bolaram HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Bolaram postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, 1854, 2a Green (5; SG 31). Tight but clear margins, tied by barred cancel with red framed Bolaram despatch handstamp (Giles 1) with manuscript "17 April, 4as Fees" on ca. 1850s registered native cover to Ramghar, manuscript "Registered Letter" at bottom left, cover with some minor edge flaws, otherwise Very Fine, the 2a paid the inland fee with 4a registry fee paid in cash, with 2009 Sismondo certificate
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 5 lot 178 (09/30/2025).
2 images of COV-4714 are recorded (front, back); the Bolaram HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1854.
Questions about COV-4714
- What is COV-4714?
- COV-4714 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bolaram, Madras Presidency of 1854, bearing the Bolaram HG 1 handstamp in red. India, 1854, 2a Green (5; SG 31). Tight but clear margins, tied by barred cancel with red framed Bolaram despatch handstamp (Giles 1) with manuscript "17 April, 4as Fees" on ca. 1850s registered native cover to Ramghar, manuscript "Registered Letter" at bottom left, cover with some minor edge flaws, otherwise Very Fine, the 2a paid the inland fee with 4a registry fee paid in cash, with 2009 Sismondo certificate
- How scarce is the Bolaram HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Bolaram HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841–1854.
- What is the provenance of COV-4714?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 5 lot 178 (09/30/2025).
- When was COV-4714 posted?
- COV-4714 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Bolaram HG 1 (1841–1854).
About this record
This 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bolaram HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 5, lot 178, (09/30/2025).