Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Description
Native Mysore Anche envelope addressed to the Head Bukshee of H.H. the Rajah of Mysore's Anchay Post Department, Bangalore, from R. Blofield, Sub Conductor at Hoonsoor. The Hoonsoor HG 1 circular handstamp struck clearly in red on the sealed reverse flap, 'HOONSOOR' legible around the perimeter. Manuscript rate and date notations in Urdu script on reverse; corner reinforcement strips to flap. Contemporary pencil annotation 'Hoonsoor Local Post 1853' on address side. Toned with some edge soiling, otherwise complete.
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Hoonsoor
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Hoonsoor is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this Hoonsoor pre stamp cover
COV-562 is a Hoonsoor pre stamp cover bearing the Hoonsoor HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Hoonsoor postal history — the office known today as Hunsur, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Native Mysore Anche envelope addressed to the Head Bukshee of H.H. the Rajah of Mysore's Anchay Post Department, Bangalore, from R. Blofield, Sub Conductor at Hoonsoor. The Hoonsoor HG 1 circular handstamp struck clearly in red on the sealed reverse flap, 'HOONSOOR' legible around the perimeter. Manuscript rate and date notations in Urdu script on reverse; corner reinforcement strips to flap. Contemporary pencil annotation 'Hoonsoor Local Post 1853' on address side. Toned with some edge soiling, otherwise complete.
Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
2 images of COV-562 are recorded (front, back); the Hoonsoor HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1866.
Questions about COV-562
- What is COV-562?
- COV-562 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Hoonsoor, Madras Presidency, bearing the Hoonsoor HG 1 handstamp in red. Native Mysore Anche envelope addressed to the Head Bukshee of H.H. the Rajah of Mysore's Anchay Post Department, Bangalore, from R. Blofield, Sub Conductor at Hoonsoor. The Hoonsoor HG 1 circular handstamp struck clearly in red on the sealed reverse flap, 'HOONSOOR' legible around the perimeter. Manuscript rate and date notations in Urdu script on reverse; corner reinforcement strips to flap. Contemporary pencil annotation 'Hoonsoor Local Post 1853' on address side. Toned with some edge soiling, otherwise complete.
- How scarce is the Hoonsoor HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Hoonsoor HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1866.
- What is the provenance of COV-562?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Hoonsoor 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 Private.