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Date
1852
Description
Moubray Collection of Overseas Mail: India: 1852 (May 18) envelope “via Southampton” to Mangalore franked 1s. embossed, four margins, scarce, small stain at left and tied by a barred numeral and endorsed “stamped” with framed Bombay arrival datestamp in black at lower left. Reverse with Bath, London and Mangalore datestamps. Photo.
Auction
GPA 175: Specialised Great Britain (26 October 2026), Lot 383, (2026)
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-5734 is a Mangalore pre stamp cover of 1852 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?
Moubray Collection of Overseas Mail: India: 1852 (May 18) envelope “via Southampton” to Mangalore franked 1s. embossed, four margins, scarce, small stain at left and tied by a barred numeral and endorsed “stamped” with framed Bombay arrival datestamp in black at lower left. Reverse with Bath, London and Mangalore datestamps. Photo.
Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 175: Specialised Great Britain (26 October 2026) lot 383 (2026).
1 image of COV-5734 is recorded; the Mangalore HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1847–1857.
Questions about COV-5734
- What is COV-5734?
- COV-5734 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mangalore, Madras Presidency of 1852, bearing the Mangalore HG 5 handstamp in black. Moubray Collection of Overseas Mail: India: 1852 (May 18) envelope “via Southampton” to Mangalore franked 1s. embossed, four margins, scarce, small stain at left and tied by a barred numeral and endorsed “stamped” with framed Bombay arrival datestamp in black at lower left. Reverse with Bath, London and Mangalore datestamps. Photo.
- 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-5734?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 175: Specialised Great Britain (26 October 2026) lot 383 (2026).
- When was COV-5734 posted?
- COV-5734 is dated 1852, within the recorded period of use of Mangalore HG 5 (1847–1857).
About this record
This 1852 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 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions, GPA 175: Specialised Great Britain (26 October 2026), lot 383, (2026).