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Date
1816
Description
India, Cuddapah, 1816, "POST/KURPAH/PAID" Circular Handstamp (Giles 1). Faint but mostly legible strike on folded letter from de Havilland datelined Mar. 7, 1816, addressed to Chittoor, manuscript "6fs" rate marking, Fine and surprisingly scarce marking which is noted as rare by Giles
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10035, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
Same office
Other recorded marks at Cuddapah
6 marks6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Cuddapah are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Cuddapah pre stamp cover
COV-228 is a Cuddapah pre stamp cover of 1816 bearing the Cuddapah HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Cuddapah postal history — the office known today as Kadapa, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Cuddapah, 1816, "POST/KURPAH/PAID" Circular Handstamp (Giles 1). Faint but mostly legible strike on folded letter from de Havilland datelined Mar. 7, 1816, addressed to Chittoor, manuscript "6fs" rate marking, Fine and surprisingly scarce marking which is noted as rare by Giles
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10035.
2 images of COV-228 are recorded (front, back); the Cuddapah HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1816–1824.
Questions about COV-228
- What is COV-228?
- COV-228 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cuddapah, Madras Presidency of 1816, bearing the Cuddapah HG 1 handstamp in black. India, Cuddapah, 1816, "POST/KURPAH/PAID" Circular Handstamp (Giles 1). Faint but mostly legible strike on folded letter from de Havilland datelined Mar. 7, 1816, addressed to Chittoor, manuscript "6fs" rate marking, Fine and surprisingly scarce marking which is noted as rare by Giles
- How scarce is the Cuddapah HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Cuddapah HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1816–1824.
- What is the provenance of COV-228?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10035.
- When was COV-228 posted?
- COV-228 is dated 1816, within the recorded period of use of Cuddapah HG 1 (1816–1824).
About this record
This 1816 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cuddapah HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10035.