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Date
12 September 1855
Description
INDIA, 1854, ½a Blue (SG 2; Scott 2). Die I, two singles, large to full margins, tied by blue dotted cancels on reverse of small cover, box red "PM" and light boxed Tanjeveram cancel, cover with slight tone marks, Very Fine, a rare use of the blue cancel on cover, ex Heath
Auction
Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, Lot 4293, (11/15-16/2017)
Same office
Other recorded marks at Conjeveram
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Conjeveram is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this Conjeveram pre stamp cover
COV-4826 is a Conjeveram pre stamp cover of 12 September 1855 bearing the Conjeveram HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Conjeveram postal history — the office known today as Kanchipuram, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
INDIA, 1854, ½a Blue (SG 2; Scott 2). Die I, two singles, large to full margins, tied by blue dotted cancels on reverse of small cover, box red "PM" and light boxed Tanjeveram cancel, cover with slight tone marks, Very Fine, a rare use of the blue cancel on cover, ex Heath
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Worldwide Stamps and Postal History lot 4293 (11/15-16/2017).
1 image of COV-4826 is recorded (front); the Conjeveram HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1840-51.
Questions about COV-4826
- What is COV-4826?
- COV-4826 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Conjeveram, Madras Presidency of 12 September 1855, bearing the Conjeveram HG 2 handstamp in black. INDIA, 1854, ½a Blue (SG 2; Scott 2). Die I, two singles, large to full margins, tied by blue dotted cancels on reverse of small cover, box red "PM" and light boxed Tanjeveram cancel, cover with slight tone marks, Very Fine, a rare use of the blue cancel on cover, ex Heath
- How scarce is the Conjeveram HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Conjeveram HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1840-51.
- What is the provenance of COV-4826?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Worldwide Stamps and Postal History lot 4293 (11/15-16/2017).
- When was COV-4826 posted?
- COV-4826 is dated 12 September 1855, within the recorded period of use of Conjeveram HG 2 (1840-51).
About this record
This 12 September 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Conjeveram HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, lot 4293, (11/15-16/2017).