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Date
28 June 1843
Description
India, Calicut, 1843-52, "CALICUT/Paid" and "CALICUT/Bearing" Framed Handstamps (Giles 2-3). Two covers, first red "Paid" with manuscript "28 6 43" date and "3as" rate added on back of petite folded cover to Madras, red framed "AM" handstamp, second black "Bearing" with manuscript "1-9-52" date added on back of incoming cover from Bombay, Bombay Aug. 23, 1852 despatch datestamp with manuscript "R 1" rate added, latter with slight bleaching around Calicut handstamp, otherwise Very Fine pair, the "Bearing" marking is a particularly late use (only recorded in 1840 by Giles)
Auction
Sale 9042, Lot 10046, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6
Provenance
"Magnolia"
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 28 June 1843 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calicut HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10046.