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Date
1845
Description
India, Dum Dum, 1845, "DUM DUM/Bearing" Framed Handstamp (Giles 5). Clear strike with manuscript "19 Novbr 1845" date and "0-8-0" rate added on back of folded letter from Edward Fraser to his brother James Fraser in Chicacole, faint strike of "CHICACOLE/Bearing" framed arrival backstamp (Giles unrecorded), manuscript "Ned's last letter to me, J.F.", Very Fine, scarce with the unrecorded Chicacole strike which is similar to Giles 1 which is the "Paid" style
Auction
The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 7, Lot 10040, (05/14/2026)
Same office
Other recorded marks at Chicacole
6 marks6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Chicacole are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Chicacole pre stamp cover
COV-2142 is a Chicacole pre stamp cover of 1845 bearing the Chicacole HG 5 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Chicacole postal history — the office known today as Srikakulam, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Dum Dum, 1845, "DUM DUM/Bearing" Framed Handstamp (Giles 5). Clear strike with manuscript "19 Novbr 1845" date and "0-8-0" rate added on back of folded letter from Edward Fraser to his brother James Fraser in Chicacole, faint strike of "CHICACOLE/Bearing" framed arrival backstamp (Giles unrecorded), manuscript "Ned's last letter to me, J.F.", Very Fine, scarce with the unrecorded Chicacole strike which is similar to Giles 1 which is the "Paid" style
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 7 lot 10040 (05/14/2026).
2 images of COV-2142 are recorded (front, back); the Chicacole HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1854.
Questions about COV-2142
- What is COV-2142?
- COV-2142 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Chicacole, Madras Presidency of 1845, bearing the Chicacole HG 5 handstamp in black. India, Dum Dum, 1845, "DUM DUM/Bearing" Framed Handstamp (Giles 5). Clear strike with manuscript "19 Novbr 1845" date and "0-8-0" rate added on back of folded letter from Edward Fraser to his brother James Fraser in Chicacole, faint strike of "CHICACOLE/Bearing" framed arrival backstamp (Giles unrecorded), manuscript "Ned's last letter to me, J.F.", Very Fine, scarce with the unrecorded Chicacole strike which is similar to Giles 1 which is the "Paid" style
- How scarce is the Chicacole HG 5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Chicacole HG 5 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1854.
- What is the provenance of COV-2142?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 7 lot 10040 (05/14/2026).
- When was COV-2142 posted?
- COV-2142 is dated 1845, within the recorded period of use of Chicacole HG 5 (1837–1854).
About this record
This 1845 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Chicacole HG 5 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 7, lot 10040, (05/14/2026).