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Date
21 March 1823
Description
Siegel - India, Calicut, 1823, "CALICUT/POST PAID" Framed Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold and clear strike with manuscript "21st March" date and "12 A" rate markings on back of 1823 folded letter to Hyderabad, Very Fine strike of this rare marking, Giles notes "2 examples known" Cavendish - CALICUT - THE RARE OCTAGON-BOXED “CALICUT/POST PAID/[Manuscript date]” COVER TO HYDERABAD; 21 Mar. 1823 E to Hyderabad with a very fine rare boxed “CALICUT/POST PAID” (HG1; “2 examples known”) nicely placed on the top flap. One of the rarest of all Indian marks, apparently with only two other prestamp covers from this small P.O. known. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page
Auction
Provenance
"Magnolia" Michael Manning
Same office
Other recorded marks at Calicut
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Calicut are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 21 March 1823 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calicut HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 2 examples recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Manning, lot 120, (Sept. 2015); Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10029, (Mar. 2025).