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Date
6 July 1855
Description
INDIA, (French Settlement), Pondicherry, 1854, 1a Deep Red, Die I (4a; SG 11). Horizontal pair, ample margins to touching, tied by two diamond of dots cancels and manuscript "Stamped" on blue folded letter datelined Bordeaux, France Jul. 6, 1855, to "Monsieur Jules Bellamy, Capne de la Juliette, Coringuy", carried privately to Pondicherry with red framed "Pondicherry, 1855 August 16, Paid" despatch datestamp (Giles 12) on back, Calcutta and Injeram Bearing and Paid (Aug. 20, neither listed by Giles) transit and Cocanada (Aug. 21) arrival backstamps, Very Fine, an interesting privately carried cover to the French Settlement of Pondicherry for forwarding to Cocanada
Auction
The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2, Lot 6154, (11/14/2023)
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Other recorded marks at Ingeram
4 marks4 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.
About this Ingeram pre stamp cover
COV-4824 is an Ingeram pre stamp cover of 6 July 1855 bearing the Ingeram HG 5 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Ingeram postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
INDIA, (French Settlement), Pondicherry, 1854, 1a Deep Red, Die I (4a; SG 11). Horizontal pair, ample margins to touching, tied by two diamond of dots cancels and manuscript "Stamped" on blue folded letter datelined Bordeaux, France Jul. 6, 1855, to "Monsieur Jules Bellamy, Capne de la Juliette, Coringuy", carried privately to Pondicherry with red framed "Pondicherry, 1855 August 16, Paid" despatch datestamp (Giles 12) on back, Calcutta and Injeram Bearing and Paid (Aug. 20, neither listed by Giles) transit and Cocanada (Aug. 21) arrival backstamps, Very Fine, an interesting privately carried cover to the French Settlement of Pondicherry for forwarding to Cocanada
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2 lot 6154 (11/14/2023).
2 images of COV-4824 are recorded (front, back); the Ingeram HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1852.
Questions about COV-4824
- What is COV-4824?
- COV-4824 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ingeram, Madras Presidency of 6 July 1855, bearing the Ingeram HG 5 handstamp in black. INDIA, (French Settlement), Pondicherry, 1854, 1a Deep Red, Die I (4a; SG 11). Horizontal pair, ample margins to touching, tied by two diamond of dots cancels and manuscript "Stamped" on blue folded letter datelined Bordeaux, France Jul. 6, 1855, to "Monsieur Jules Bellamy, Capne de la Juliette, Coringuy", carried privately to Pondicherry with red framed "Pondicherry, 1855 August 16, Paid" despatch datestamp (Giles 12) on back, Calcutta and Injeram Bearing and Paid (Aug. 20, neither listed by Giles) transit and Cocanada (Aug. 21) arrival backstamps, Very Fine, an interesting privately carried cover to the French Settlement of Pondicherry for forwarding to Cocanada
- How scarce is the Ingeram HG 5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Ingeram HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1852.
- What is the provenance of COV-4824?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2 lot 6154 (11/14/2023).
- When was COV-4824 posted?
- COV-4824 is dated 6 July 1855, within the recorded period of use of Ingeram HG 5 (1852).
About this record
This 6 July 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ingeram HG 5 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2, lot 6154, (11/14/2023).