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Date
1841
Description
India, Mangalore, 1841, "MANGALORE/1841 November 16/Paid" Framed Datestamp (Giles 3). Clear strike in red with manuscript "2 As" rate added on back of folded letter to Van Ingen at Yellwall, Very Fine and choice strike, Van Ingen were famous taxidermists based in Mysore
Auction
Sale 9054, Lot 10064, — The Magnolia Collection Part 7
Same office
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-473 is a Mangalore pre stamp cover of 1841 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, Mangalore, 1841, "MANGALORE/1841 November 16/Paid" Framed Datestamp (Giles 3). Clear strike in red with manuscript "2 As" rate added on back of folded letter to Van Ingen at Yellwall, Very Fine and choice strike, Van Ingen were famous taxidermists based in Mysore
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9054 lot 10064.
2 images of COV-473 are recorded (front, back); the Mangalore HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1859.
Questions about COV-473
- What is COV-473?
- COV-473 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mangalore, Madras Presidency of 1841, bearing the Mangalore HG 3 handstamp in red. India, Mangalore, 1841, "MANGALORE/1841 November 16/Paid" Framed Datestamp (Giles 3). Clear strike in red with manuscript "2 As" rate added on back of folded letter to Van Ingen at Yellwall, Very Fine and choice strike, Van Ingen were famous taxidermists based in Mysore
- 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-473?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9054 lot 10064.
- When was COV-473 posted?
- COV-473 is dated 1841, within the recorded period of use of Mangalore HG 3 (1838–1859).
About this record
This 1841 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, Sale 9054, lot 10064.