COV-4708
13 June 1859 Mangalore Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
13 June 1859
Description
India, 1854, 1a Deep Red, Die I (4a; SG 11). Two singles in distinctly different shades, margins to touching, tied by barred "24" cancels on blue 1859 folded cover to Lohn, Switzerland, sender's directive "overland via france", red framed "MANGALORE, 185(9) June 13/Paid" despatch datestamp (Giles 3) on back, red Bombay (Jun. 20) and other French transit and faint arrival datestamps, variously rated, mild horizontal bend just affecting top of stamps, still Very Fine, an interesting use which only paid overland mail rate to Bombay and a particularly late use for the Lithograph issue, Switzerland is a scarce destination for the 1854 Lithograph issue
Auction
The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 5, Lot 75, (09/30/2025)
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Other recorded marks at Mangalore
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Mangalore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Mangalore pre stamp cover
COV-4708 is a Mangalore pre stamp cover of 13 June 1859 bearing the Mangalore HG 3 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Mangalore postal history — the office known today as Mangaluru, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, 1854, 1a Deep Red, Die I (4a; SG 11). Two singles in distinctly different shades, margins to touching, tied by barred "24" cancels on blue 1859 folded cover to Lohn, Switzerland, sender's directive "overland via france", red framed "MANGALORE, 185(9) June 13/Paid" despatch datestamp (Giles 3) on back, red Bombay (Jun. 20) and other French transit and faint arrival datestamps, variously rated, mild horizontal bend just affecting top of stamps, still Very Fine, an interesting use which only paid overland mail rate to Bombay and a particularly late use for the Lithograph issue, Switzerland is a scarce destination for the 1854 Lithograph issue
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 5 lot 75 (09/30/2025).
2 images of COV-4708 are recorded (front, back); the Mangalore HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1859.
Questions about COV-4708
- What is COV-4708?
- COV-4708 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mangalore, Madras Presidency of 13 June 1859, bearing the Mangalore HG 3 handstamp in red. India, 1854, 1a Deep Red, Die I (4a; SG 11). Two singles in distinctly different shades, margins to touching, tied by barred "24" cancels on blue 1859 folded cover to Lohn, Switzerland, sender's directive "overland via france", red framed "MANGALORE, 185(9) June 13/Paid" despatch datestamp (Giles 3) on back, red Bombay (Jun. 20) and other French transit and faint arrival datestamps, variously rated, mild horizontal bend just affecting top of stamps, still Very Fine, an interesting use which only paid overland mail rate to Bombay and a particularly late use for the Lithograph issue, Switzerland is a scarce destination for the 1854 Lithograph issue
- How scarce is the Mangalore HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Mangalore HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1859.
- What is the provenance of COV-4708?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 5 lot 75 (09/30/2025).
- When was COV-4708 posted?
- COV-4708 is dated 13 June 1859, within the recorded period of use of Mangalore HG 3 (1838–1859).
About this record
This 13 June 1859 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mangalore HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 10 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 5, lot 75, (09/30/2025).