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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
Sale 9042, Lot 10126, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6
Provenance
"Magnolia"
About this Mayaveram pre stamp cover
COV-465 is a Mayaveram pre stamp cover of 1 February 1850 bearing the Mayaveram HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Mayaveram postal history — the office known today as Mayiladuthurai, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
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
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9042 lot 10126.
2 images of COV-465 are recorded (front, back); the Mayaveram HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1849–1854.
Questions about COV-465
- What is COV-465?
- COV-465 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mayaveram, Madras Presidency of 1 February 1850, bearing the Mayaveram HG 1 handstamp in red. 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
- How scarce is the Mayaveram HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Mayaveram HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1849–1854.
- What is the provenance of COV-465?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9042 lot 10126.
- When was COV-465 posted?
- COV-465 is dated 1 February 1850, within the recorded period of use of Mayaveram HG 1 (1849–1854).
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 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10126.