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Date
1855
Description
1a. Die II (2) and, on reverse, 4a. 2nd. Printing blue and red (2, one with a tear), all with margins largely all round, cancelled with diamond of dots on 1855 (16 Dec.) entire letter from Calingapatam "via Madras & Suez" to France and showing despatch datestamp on reverse, transit marks in red on face; a little soiled though a rare franking. Holcombe Certificate (1995)
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About this Calingapatam pre stamp cover
COV-1913 is a Calingapatam pre stamp cover of 1855 bearing the Calingapatam HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Calingapatam postal history — the office known today as Kalingapatnam, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1a. Die II (2) and, on reverse, 4a. 2nd. Printing blue and red (2, one with a tear), all with margins largely all round, cancelled with diamond of dots on 1855 (16 Dec.) entire letter from Calingapatam "via Madras & Suez" to France and showing despatch datestamp on reverse, transit marks in red on face; a little soiled though a rare franking. Holcombe Certificate (1995)
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Auction: 18029 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale lot 713.
1 image of COV-1913 is recorded; the Calingapatam HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1855.
Questions about COV-1913
- What is COV-1913?
- COV-1913 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calingapatam, Madras Presidency of 1855, bearing the Calingapatam HG 1 handstamp in black. 1a. Die II (2) and, on reverse, 4a. 2nd. Printing blue and red (2, one with a tear), all with margins largely all round, cancelled with diamond of dots on 1855 (16 Dec.) entire letter from Calingapatam "via Madras & Suez" to France and showing despatch datestamp on reverse, transit marks in red on face; a little soiled though a rare franking. Holcombe Certificate (1995)
- How scarce is the Calingapatam HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calingapatam HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1855.
- What is the provenance of COV-1913?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Auction: 18029 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale lot 713.
- When was COV-1913 posted?
- COV-1913 is dated 1855, within the recorded period of use of Calingapatam HG 1 (1855).
About this record
This 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calingapatam HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Auction: 18029 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale, lot 713.