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Date
20 December 1827
Description
India, Cuddalore, 1827, "CUDDALORE/POST PAID" Oval Handstamp (Giles Unrecorded). Faint but just legible strike in red struck on back of folded letter datelined "Cuddalore, Dec. 20th, 1824" , addressed to London, England, red framed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" handstamp (Robertson In. 3), Madras Out Station Ship Letter (Jan. 2) transit and London (Apr. 22) arrival backstamps, manuscript "1/-" rate marking, letter written in a heavy hand causing bleed from the ink, Fine, a very rare strike, unlisted in Giles, with only two examples thought to exist
Auction
Sale 9042, Lot 10056, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6
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Other recorded marks at Cuddalore
7 marks7 other pre-1854 postal markings of Cuddalore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Cuddalore HG 1handstampMauve1818–1823
- Cuddalore HG 2handstampMauve1818
- Cuddalore HG 3handstampMauve1823
- Cuddalore HG 3bhandstampBlack1828–1834
- Cuddalore HG 4handstampBlack1839-45
- Cuddalore HG 5handstampRed1841–1857
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About this Cuddalore pre stamp cover
COV-395 is a Cuddalore pre stamp cover of 20 December 1827 bearing the Cuddalore HG 3A handstamp, recorded in the census of Cuddalore postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Cuddalore, 1827, "CUDDALORE/POST PAID" Oval Handstamp (Giles Unrecorded). Faint but just legible strike in red struck on back of folded letter datelined "Cuddalore, Dec. 20th, 1824" , addressed to London, England, red framed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" handstamp (Robertson In. 3), Madras Out Station Ship Letter (Jan. 2) transit and London (Apr. 22) arrival backstamps, manuscript "1/-" rate marking, letter written in a heavy hand causing bleed from the ink, Fine, a very rare strike, unlisted in Giles, with only two examples thought to exist
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9042 lot 10056.
2 images of COV-395 are recorded (front, back); the Cuddalore HG 3A mark itself is recorded in use 1827.
Questions about COV-395
- What is COV-395?
- COV-395 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cuddalore, Madras Presidency of 20 December 1827, bearing the Cuddalore HG 3A handstamp. India, Cuddalore, 1827, "CUDDALORE/POST PAID" Oval Handstamp (Giles Unrecorded). Faint but just legible strike in red struck on back of folded letter datelined "Cuddalore, Dec. 20th, 1824" , addressed to London, England, red framed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" handstamp (Robertson In. 3), Madras Out Station Ship Letter (Jan. 2) transit and London (Apr. 22) arrival backstamps, manuscript "1/-" rate marking, letter written in a heavy hand causing bleed from the ink, Fine, a very rare strike, unlisted in Giles, with only two examples thought to exist
- How scarce is the Cuddalore HG 3A mark on this cover?
- The census grades Cuddalore HG 3A as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1827.
- What is the provenance of COV-395?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9042 lot 10056.
- When was COV-395 posted?
- COV-395 is dated 20 December 1827, within the recorded period of use of Cuddalore HG 3A (1827).
About this record
This 20 December 1827 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cuddalore HG 3A handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10056.