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Date
21 June 1809
Description
Siegel - Gooty, 1809, "POSTPAID/GOOTY" Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold strike on flap of folded cover (missing side flap) with docketing indicating Jun. 21, 1809 despatch, addressed to Registrar of the Supreme Court in Madras, cover with slight ink erosion and soiling, still Very Fine strike, this is the only recorded example of this marking per Giles, ex Manning Cavendish - GOOTY - THE ONLY KNOWN(?) PRE-1839 MARK - 2-LINE OVAL-FRAMED “POST PAID/GOOTY” COVER TO MADRAS; 16 June 1809 long E (some wear and folded down) to Madras with a vert fine rare “POST PAID/GOOTY” (HG Type 1; “1 example recorded”) on the flap endorsed “w[eighin?]g 2 oz. Packet 60 fan[am]s” with date on lower flap. One of the rarest pre-1830 Indian markings. PHOTO - see page 31.
Auction
Provenance
"Magnolia" Michael Manning
Same office
Other recorded marks at Gooty
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Gooty are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Gooty pre stamp cover
COV-49 is a Gooty pre stamp cover of 21 June 1809 bearing the Gooty HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Gooty postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Siegel - Gooty, 1809, "POSTPAID/GOOTY" Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold strike on flap of folded cover (missing side flap) with docketing indicating Jun. 21, 1809 despatch, addressed to Registrar of the Supreme Court in Madras, cover with slight ink erosion and soiling, still Very Fine strike, this is the only recorded example of this marking per Giles, ex Manning Cavendish - GOOTY - THE ONLY KNOWN(?) PRE-1839 MARK - 2-LINE OVAL-FRAMED “POST PAID/GOOTY” COVER TO MADRAS; 16 June 1809 long E (some wear and folded down) to Madras with a vert fine rare “POST PAID/GOOTY” (HG Type 1; “1 example recorded”) on the flap endorsed “w[eighin?]g 2 oz. Packet 60 fan[am]s” with date on lower flap. One of the rarest pre-1830 Indian markings. PHOTO - see page 31.
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 90 (Sept. 2015); and Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1286 lot 22 (May 2023).
1 image of COV-49 is recorded (front); the Gooty HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1809.
Questions about COV-49
- What is COV-49?
- COV-49 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Gooty, Madras Presidency of 21 June 1809, bearing the Gooty HG 1 handstamp in black. Siegel - Gooty, 1809, "POSTPAID/GOOTY" Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold strike on flap of folded cover (missing side flap) with docketing indicating Jun. 21, 1809 despatch, addressed to Registrar of the Supreme Court in Madras, cover with slight ink erosion and soiling, still Very Fine strike, this is the only recorded example of this marking per Giles, ex Manning Cavendish - GOOTY - THE ONLY KNOWN(?) PRE-1839 MARK - 2-LINE OVAL-FRAMED “POST PAID/GOOTY” COVER TO MADRAS; 16 June 1809 long E (some wear and folded down) to Madras with a vert fine rare “POST PAID/GOOTY” (HG Type 1; “1 example recorded”) on the flap endorsed “w[eighin?]g 2 oz. Packet 60 fan[am]s” with date on lower flap. One of the rarest pre-1830 Indian markings. PHOTO - see page 31.
- How scarce is the Gooty HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Gooty HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1809.
- What is the provenance of COV-49?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 90 (Sept. 2015); and Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1286 lot 22 (May 2023).
- When was COV-49 posted?
- COV-49 is dated 21 June 1809, within the recorded period of use of Gooty HG 1 (1809).
About this record
This 21 June 1809 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Gooty HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Manning, lot 90, (Sept. 2015); Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 1286, lot 22, (May 2023).