Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
1860
Description
India, Manuntaddy, 1860, "MANUNTAUDY POST OFFICE" Intaglio Negative Handstamp (Unrecorded in Giles). Two bold strikes (one across the fold) on folded letter datelined Sept. 6, 1860, with "On his Service" notated at top, letter with insect holes and severe ink erosion which affect strikes, still Fine, an unrecorded postal marking and possibly the only example recorded
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10086, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
Provenance
"Magnolia"
Same office
Other recorded marks at Manuntaddy
4 marks4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Manuntaddy are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Manuntaddy pre stamp cover
COV-277 is a Manuntaddy pre stamp cover of 1860 bearing the Manuntaddy HG A handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Manuntaddy postal history — the office known today as Mananthavady, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Manuntaddy, 1860, "MANUNTAUDY POST OFFICE" Intaglio Negative Handstamp (Unrecorded in Giles). Two bold strikes (one across the fold) on folded letter datelined Sept. 6, 1860, with "On his Service" notated at top, letter with insect holes and severe ink erosion which affect strikes, still Fine, an unrecorded postal marking and possibly the only example recorded
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10086.
2 images of COV-277 are recorded (front, back); the Manuntaddy HG A mark itself is recorded in use 1860.
Questions about COV-277
- What is COV-277?
- COV-277 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Manuntaddy, Madras Presidency of 1860, bearing the Manuntaddy HG A handstamp in black. India, Manuntaddy, 1860, "MANUNTAUDY POST OFFICE" Intaglio Negative Handstamp (Unrecorded in Giles). Two bold strikes (one across the fold) on folded letter datelined Sept. 6, 1860, with "On his Service" notated at top, letter with insect holes and severe ink erosion which affect strikes, still Fine, an unrecorded postal marking and possibly the only example recorded
- How scarce is the Manuntaddy HG A mark on this cover?
- The census grades Manuntaddy HG A as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1860.
- What is the provenance of COV-277?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10086.
- When was COV-277 posted?
- COV-277 is dated 1860, within the recorded period of use of Manuntaddy HG A (1860).
About this record
This 1860 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Manuntaddy HG A handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10086.