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Date
26 April 1815
Description
India, Camp, 1815, "CAMP/POSTPAID" Two-Line Handstamp (Giles 2). Complete strike in red with manuscript "6f" rate and "April 26th 1815" date added on folded outer lettersheet to de Havilland in Bangalore, presumably sent from a military camp near Mansoor (as we know of another example dated Apr. 7) from the same correspondence, faint file folds, one which just crosses handstamp, Fine, a scarce marking used by the Grand Army during the Mysore Wars which had a postal department attached
Auction
Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Sale 1392, 10 November 2026), Lot 340, (2026)
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Other recorded marks at Camp
7 marks7 other pre-1854 postal markings of Camp are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Camp HG 1handstampBlack1799
- Camp HG 2AhandstampBlack—
- Camp HG 3handstampBlack1815
- Camp HG 4handstampBlack1815
- Camp MN 1manuscript1792
- Camp MN 2manuscript1815
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About this Camp pre stamp cover
COV-5629 is a Camp pre stamp cover of 26 April 1815 bearing the Camp HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Camp postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Camp, 1815, "CAMP/POSTPAID" Two-Line Handstamp (Giles 2). Complete strike in red with manuscript "6f" rate and "April 26th 1815" date added on folded outer lettersheet to de Havilland in Bangalore, presumably sent from a military camp near Mansoor (as we know of another example dated Apr. 7) from the same correspondence, faint file folds, one which just crosses handstamp, Fine, a scarce marking used by the Grand Army during the Mysore Wars which had a postal department attached
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Sale 1392, 10 November 2026) lot 340 (2026).
2 images of COV-5629 are recorded; the Camp HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1803–1824.
Questions about COV-5629
- What is COV-5629?
- COV-5629 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Camp, Madras Presidency of 26 April 1815, bearing the Camp HG 2 handstamp in black. India, Camp, 1815, "CAMP/POSTPAID" Two-Line Handstamp (Giles 2). Complete strike in red with manuscript "6f" rate and "April 26th 1815" date added on folded outer lettersheet to de Havilland in Bangalore, presumably sent from a military camp near Mansoor (as we know of another example dated Apr. 7) from the same correspondence, faint file folds, one which just crosses handstamp, Fine, a scarce marking used by the Grand Army during the Mysore Wars which had a postal department attached
- How scarce is the Camp HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Camp HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1803–1824.
- What is the provenance of COV-5629?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Sale 1392, 10 November 2026) lot 340 (2026).
- When was COV-5629 posted?
- COV-5629 is dated 26 April 1815, within the recorded period of use of Camp HG 2 (1803–1824).
About this record
This 26 April 1815 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Camp HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 14 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Sale 1392, 10 November 2026), lot 340, (2026).