How scarce is the Mangalore HG 5 mark on this cover?

The census grades Mangalore HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1847–1857.

When was COV-4787 posted?

COV-4787 is dated 1853, within the recorded period of use of Mangalore HG 5 (1847–1857).

COV-4787

1853 Mangalore HG 5 Cover

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1853 Mangalore HG 5 pre stamp cover — COV-4787 — front

Mangalore HG 5 pre stamp cover — back (COV-4787) — back

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd

Date

1853

Description

INGOING QV STAMPED COVERS EX G.B. ALL AT DIFFERENT RATES (1/-, 1/1d, 8d, 9d, 10d & 1½d PC); 1853/92 covers + 1 PC inc. 1853 1/- Embossed ex Winchfield (Hants.), 1868 4d+6d ex Dawlish, 1870 1/- +1d ex London, 1871 9d Bistre (marginal inscr., faults; ex Neath), 8d Orange [ex Hawick] & 1892 ½d PC with 1d Lilac. Good variety. (6 items) Cross Reference: OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, WELSH POSTAL HISTORY, HAMPSHIRE, SCOTLAND

Auction

Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd

The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction, Lot 1039, (13 May 2025)

Provenance

Michael Caswell

Same office

Other recorded marks at Mangalore

5 marks

5 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.

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About this Mangalore pre stamp cover

COV-4787 is a Mangalore pre stamp cover of 1853 bearing the Mangalore HG 5 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Mangalore postal history — the office known today as Mangaluru, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction lot 1039 (13 May 2025).

2 images of COV-4787 are recorded (front, back); the Mangalore HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1847–1857.

Questions about COV-4787

What is COV-4787?: COV-4787 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mangalore, Madras Presidency of 1853, bearing the Mangalore HG 5 handstamp in black. INGOING QV STAMPED COVERS EX G.B. ALL AT DIFFERENT RATES (1/-, 1/1d, 8d, 9d, 10d & 1½d PC); 1853/92 covers + 1 PC inc. 1853 1/- Embossed ex Winchfield (Hants.), 1868 4d+6d ex Dawlish, 1870 1/- +1d ex London, 1871 9d Bistre (marginal inscr., faults; ex Neath), 8d Orange [ex Hawick] & 1892 ½d PC with 1d Lilac. Good variety. (6 items) Cross Reference: OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, WELSH POSTAL HISTORY, HAMPSHIRE, SCOTLAND
How scarce is the Mangalore HG 5 mark on this cover?: The census grades Mangalore HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1847–1857.
What is the provenance of COV-4787?: Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction lot 1039 (13 May 2025).
When was COV-4787 posted?: COV-4787 is dated 1853, within the recorded period of use of Mangalore HG 5 (1847–1857).

About this record

This 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mangalore 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 Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction, lot 1039, (13 May 2025).