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Date
1856
Description
JC TYPE 6: 1856 (Mar 6) Entire from Mangalore to Madras with 1854 1a red die I, close to large margins, tied by “C/24” type 6 numeral with faint despatch boxed ds adjacent, reverse with GPO arrival, small portion of backflap cut off, some discolouration
Auction
May 2014 Auction Series — India, Lot 20304, (2014)
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-4913 is a Mangalore pre stamp cover of 1856 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?
JC TYPE 6: 1856 (Mar 6) Entire from Mangalore to Madras with 1854 1a red die I, close to large margins, tied by “C/24” type 6 numeral with faint despatch boxed ds adjacent, reverse with GPO arrival, small portion of backflap cut off, some discolouration
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA May 2014 Auction Series — India lot 20304 (2014).
1 image of COV-4913 is recorded; the Mangalore HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1859.
Questions about COV-4913
- What is COV-4913?
- COV-4913 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mangalore, Madras Presidency of 1856, bearing the Mangalore HG 3 handstamp in red. JC TYPE 6: 1856 (Mar 6) Entire from Mangalore to Madras with 1854 1a red die I, close to large margins, tied by “C/24” type 6 numeral with faint despatch boxed ds adjacent, reverse with GPO arrival, small portion of backflap cut off, some discolouration
- 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-4913?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA May 2014 Auction Series — India lot 20304 (2014).
- When was COV-4913 posted?
- COV-4913 is dated 1856, within the recorded period of use of Mangalore HG 3 (1838–1859).
About this record
This 1856 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 David Feldman, May 2014 Auction Series — India, lot 20304, (2014).