COV-465

1 February 1850 Mayaveram HG 1 Cover

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1 February 1850 Mayaveram HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-465 — front

Mayaveram HG 1 pre stamp cover — back (COV-465) — back

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries

Date

1 February 1850

Description

India (French Settlement), Karical, 1846, "KARICAL/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold strike in red with manuscript "1st Feby 50" date and "P as 1" rate added on back of large part of folded cover (completely silked, missing top flap) to Mayaveram, clear strike of red "MAYAVERAM/Paid" (Feb. 2, Giles unrecorded) arrival backstamp, couple insect holes, about Fine, despite the obvious silking to prevent further damage to the cover, this is a very scarce use of the Karical marking with an unrecorded arrival postal marking

Auction

Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Sale 9042, Lot 10126, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6

Provenance

"Magnolia"

About this record

This 1 February 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mayaveram HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10126.