COV-660
28 Aug 1819 Masulipatam HG 3 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
28 Aug 1819
Description
"MASULIPATAM Post Paid" Handstamp (Giles 3). Clear strike on back of folded letter.
Auction
Provenance
- •2025, Robert A. Siegel Sale No. 1325, Lot 3035
Same office
Other recorded marks at Masulipatam
12 marks12 other pre-1854 postal markings of Masulipatam are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Masulipatam HG 1handstampBlack1802–1808
- Masulipatam HG 2handstampBlack1814
- Masulipatam HG 4handstampBlack1822
- Masulipatam HG 5handstampRed1831–1834
- Masulipatam HG 5Ahandstamp1825
- Masulipatam HG 6handstampRed1838–1843
- Masulipatam HG 7handstampBlack1838
- Masulipatam HG 8handstampRed1838-43
- Masulipatam HG 9handstampRed1848–1851
- Masulipatam HG 10handstampRed1848-53
- Masulipatam HG 11handstampRed1850–1855
- Masulipatam HG 12handstampBlack1855
About this record
This 28 Aug 1819 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Masulipatam HG 3 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, lot 3035, (2025).