COV-396
15 August 1823 Cuddapah HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
15 August 1823
Description
India, Cuddapah, 1823, "POST/KURPAH/PAID" Circular Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold though watery strike on back of folded letter datelined "Cuddapah, 15 August 1823", addressed to Hertford, England, forwarded to London, red framed "INDIA LETTER/SOUTHAMPTON" handstamp (Robertson In. 2), Madras (Aug. 18), Madras Ship Letter (Aug. 18), London, and "Hertford/23" transit and arrival datestamps, few manuscript rate markings, Very Fine, Kurpah was the original name for Cuddapah, noted as "Rare" by Giles
Auction
Sale 9042, Lot 10057, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6
Provenance
"Magnolia" Dr. Soli Contractor
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 record
This 15 August 1823 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 9042, lot 10057; Spink, Dec. 1999, lot 71.