How scarce is the Mount HG 4 mark on this cover?

The census grades Mount HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1824–1837.

When was COV-439 posted?

COV-439 is dated 3 July 1837, within the recorded period of use of Mount HG 4 (1824–1837).

COV-439

3 July 1837 Mount Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 3 July 1837, Mount HG 4 handstruck folded letter (COV-439) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Mount HG 4, back (COV-439) — back

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries

Date

3 July 1837

Description

India, Mount (St. Thomas's Mount), 1837, "MOUNT/POST PAID" Oval Handstamp (Giles 4). Clear strike in red with manuscript "As 10" rate and "3rd July 37" date markings on back of mourning-line folded letter to Secunderabad, Madras (Jul. 5) transit backstamp, cover with some slight internal splitting along folds, Very Fine strike

Auction

Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Sale 9042, Lot 10100, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6

Provenance

"Magnolia"

Same office

Other recorded marks at Mount

6 marks

6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Mount are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this Mount pre stamp cover

COV-439 is a Mount pre stamp cover of 3 July 1837 bearing the Mount HG 4 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Mount postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9042 lot 10100.

2 images of COV-439 are recorded (front, back); the Mount HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1824–1837.

Questions about COV-439

What is COV-439?: COV-439 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mount, Madras Presidency of 3 July 1837, bearing the Mount HG 4 handstamp in red. India, Mount (St. Thomas's Mount), 1837, "MOUNT/POST PAID" Oval Handstamp (Giles 4). Clear strike in red with manuscript "As 10" rate and "3rd July 37" date markings on back of mourning-line folded letter to Secunderabad, Madras (Jul. 5) transit backstamp, cover with some slight internal splitting along folds, Very Fine strike
How scarce is the Mount HG 4 mark on this cover?: The census grades Mount HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1824–1837.
What is the provenance of COV-439?: Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9042 lot 10100.
When was COV-439 posted?: COV-439 is dated 3 July 1837, within the recorded period of use of Mount HG 4 (1824–1837).

About this record

This 3 July 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mount HG 4 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10100.