How scarce is the Ingeram HG 3 mark on this cover?

The census grades Ingeram HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1839-53.

When was COV-5168 posted?

COV-5168 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Ingeram HG 3 (1839-53).

COV-5168

1854 Ingeram Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1854, Ingeram HG 3 handstruck folded letter (COV-5168)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Ingeram HG 3, scan 2 (COV-5168)

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Date

1854

Description

India, 1854, ½a Blue, Die I (2; SG 2). Two singles, mostly huge margins, tied by dotted diamond cancels on 1855 folded letter to Injeram, red framed "Madras/Paid" despatch handstamp with manuscript "22-1-55" date added on back, clearly struck framed "Rg House/No. 8" (Giles MX11a, 1993 Supplement) receiving house handstamp, red Injeram (Jan. 26) arrival backstamp, Very Fine, ex Dr. Kornan

Auction

Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 7 (Sale 9054), Lot 10104, (2026)

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Other recorded marks at Ingeram

4 marks

4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Ingeram are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this Ingeram pre stamp cover

COV-5168 is an Ingeram pre stamp cover of 1854 bearing the Ingeram HG 3 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Ingeram postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 7 (Sale 9054) lot 10104 (2026).

2 images of COV-5168 are recorded; the Ingeram HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1839-53.

Questions about COV-5168

What is COV-5168?: COV-5168 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ingeram, Madras Presidency of 1854, bearing the Ingeram HG 3 handstamp in red. India, 1854, ½a Blue, Die I (2; SG 2). Two singles, mostly huge margins, tied by dotted diamond cancels on 1855 folded letter to Injeram, red framed "Madras/Paid" despatch handstamp with manuscript "22-1-55" date added on back, clearly struck framed "Rg House/No. 8" (Giles MX11a, 1993 Supplement) receiving house handstamp, red Injeram (Jan. 26) arrival backstamp, Very Fine, ex Dr. Kornan
How scarce is the Ingeram HG 3 mark on this cover?: The census grades Ingeram HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1839-53.
What is the provenance of COV-5168?: Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 7 (Sale 9054) lot 10104 (2026).
When was COV-5168 posted?: COV-5168 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Ingeram HG 3 (1839-53).

About this record

This 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ingeram HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 7 (Sale 9054), lot 10104, (2026).