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Date
1854
Description
(x) India 1854 Half Anna 1855 (26 Jul.) entire to Madras bearing ½a., Die I, with large margins tied by diamond of dots and with manuscript '1/2' , boxed 'combatore/ paid' handstamp alongside; 1858 (15 Sept.) envelope bearing ½a., Die I, with good to large margins tied by barred numeral '36'; a good pair of ½a. Die I covers Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
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Other recorded marks at Coimbatore
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Coimbatore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Coimbatore pre stamp cover
COV-5187 is a Coimbatore pre stamp cover of 1854 bearing the Coimbatore HG 3 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Coimbatore postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
(x) India 1854 Half Anna 1855 (26 Jul.) entire to Madras bearing ½a., Die I, with large margins tied by diamond of dots and with manuscript '1/2' , boxed 'combatore/ paid' handstamp alongside; 1858 (15 Sept.) envelope bearing ½a., Die I, with good to large margins tied by barred numeral '36'; a good pair of ½a. Die I covers Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Spink lot 5173.
1 image of COV-5187 is recorded; the Coimbatore HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1854–1856.
Questions about COV-5187
- What is COV-5187?
- COV-5187 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Coimbatore, Madras Presidency of 1854, bearing the Coimbatore HG 3 handstamp in red. (x) India 1854 Half Anna 1855 (26 Jul.) entire to Madras bearing ½a., Die I, with large margins tied by diamond of dots and with manuscript '1/2' , boxed 'combatore/ paid' handstamp alongside; 1858 (15 Sept.) envelope bearing ½a., Die I, with good to large margins tied by barred numeral '36'; a good pair of ½a. Die I covers Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
- How scarce is the Coimbatore HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Coimbatore HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854–1856.
- What is the provenance of COV-5187?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Spink lot 5173.
- When was COV-5187 posted?
- COV-5187 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Coimbatore HG 3 (1854–1856).
About this record
This 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Coimbatore HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Spink, lot 5173.