How scarce is the Mount HG 5 mark on this cover?

The census grades Mount HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1856.

When was COV-4776 posted?

COV-4776 is dated 1856, within the recorded period of use of Mount HG 5 (1838–1856).

COV-4776

1856 Mount HG 5 Cover

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1856 Mount HG 5 pre stamp cover — COV-4776 — front

Mount HG 5 pre stamp cover — back (COV-4776) — back

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd

Date

1856

Description

BARRED/DOTTED DIAMOND NUMERAL CANCELS ON 1a COVERS EX BOMBAY/JAULNAH/ST. THO. MOUNT; 1856/7 env./E/EL; trio ex Bombay to Calcutta with 1a x2 (4m + v. near 4m; Die II, C stone, pos.17+47) tied by fine barred "1" diamond; ex Jaulnah to Hydrabad with 1a (fine 4m) tied by v. fine barred "65" diamond; and ex St. Tho(mas) Mount to Secunderabad with 1a (4m) tied by fine "C/112" dotted diamond. Attractive and scarce group. (3 covers)

Auction

Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd

The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction, Lot 1023, (13 May 2025)

Provenance

Michael Caswell

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-4776 is a Mount pre stamp cover of 1856 bearing the Mount HG 5 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 Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction lot 1023 (13 May 2025).

2 images of COV-4776 are recorded (front, back); the Mount HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1856.

Questions about COV-4776

What is COV-4776?: COV-4776 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mount, Madras Presidency of 1856, bearing the Mount HG 5 handstamp in red. BARRED/DOTTED DIAMOND NUMERAL CANCELS ON 1a COVERS EX BOMBAY/JAULNAH/ST. THO. MOUNT; 1856/7 env./E/EL; trio ex Bombay to Calcutta with 1a x2 (4m + v. near 4m; Die II, C stone, pos.17+47) tied by fine barred "1" diamond; ex Jaulnah to Hydrabad with 1a (fine 4m) tied by v. fine barred "65" diamond; and ex St. Tho(mas) Mount to Secunderabad with 1a (4m) tied by fine "C/112" dotted diamond. Attractive and scarce group. (3 covers)
How scarce is the Mount HG 5 mark on this cover?: The census grades Mount HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1856.
What is the provenance of COV-4776?: Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction lot 1023 (13 May 2025).
When was COV-4776 posted?: COV-4776 is dated 1856, within the recorded period of use of Mount HG 5 (1838–1856).

About this record

This 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mount HG 5 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 Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction, lot 1023, (13 May 2025).