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Date
11 October 1855
Description
India, 1854, 1a Red, Die II (4B; SG 14). Huge to large margins, cancelled by grid circle (Cooper Ty. 2c) with clear strike of red framed "TANJORE/T.T./PUTTOOCOTAH" semi-circle despatch handstamp with manuscript "11-10-55" date added on back of blue folded cover to Calimere, red framed Calimere (Oct. 15) arrival backstamp (unrecorded by Giles), flap with some mended tears which affect both postmarks, Very Fine, a particularly rare use of this district post, ex "Topaz"
Auction
The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 5, Lot 79, (09/30/2025)
Provenance
Topaz Magnolia
About this Calmeer Point pre stamp cover
COV-2672 is a Calmeer Point pre stamp cover of 11 October 1855 bearing the Calmeer Point HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Calmeer Point postal history — the office known today as Point Calimere, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, 1854, 1a Red, Die II (4B; SG 14). Huge to large margins, cancelled by grid circle (Cooper Ty. 2c) with clear strike of red framed "TANJORE/T.T./PUTTOOCOTAH" semi-circle despatch handstamp with manuscript "11-10-55" date added on back of blue folded cover to Calimere, red framed Calimere (Oct. 15) arrival backstamp (unrecorded by Giles), flap with some mended tears which affect both postmarks, Very Fine, a particularly rare use of this district post, ex "Topaz"
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 5 lot 79 (09/30/2025).
2 images of COV-2672 are recorded (front, back); the Calmeer Point HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1855.
Questions about COV-2672
- What is COV-2672?
- COV-2672 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calmeer Point, Madras Presidency of 11 October 1855, bearing the Calmeer Point HG 1 handstamp in red. India, 1854, 1a Red, Die II (4B; SG 14). Huge to large margins, cancelled by grid circle (Cooper Ty. 2c) with clear strike of red framed "TANJORE/T.T./PUTTOOCOTAH" semi-circle despatch handstamp with manuscript "11-10-55" date added on back of blue folded cover to Calimere, red framed Calimere (Oct. 15) arrival backstamp (unrecorded by Giles), flap with some mended tears which affect both postmarks, Very Fine, a particularly rare use of this district post, ex "Topaz"
- How scarce is the Calmeer Point HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calmeer Point 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-2672?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 5 lot 79 (09/30/2025).
- When was COV-2672 posted?
- COV-2672 is dated 11 October 1855, within the recorded period of use of Calmeer Point HG 1 (1855).
About this record
This 11 October 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calmeer Point 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 5, lot 79, (09/30/2025).