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Date
1845
Description
India 1845 (8 Oct.) entire letter "From Thomas Cater Sergeant R Arty" at Demerara, British Guiana to Gunner J. Hyland, of the Madras European Veteran Company at St. Thomas´s Mount, Madras and forwarded to the General Hospital, marked "pd 1d." in magenta ink with London transit d.s. (20.12) alongside, the reverse with "demerara" double-arc d.s. (date unclear), two indistinct Free oval d.s. (one St. Thomas´ Mount), boxed "g.p.o." and "pm" h.s., all in red. Fine and the earliest recorded soldier´s letter from British Guiana. Photo Estimate £ 1,000-1,200
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Other recorded marks at Mount
6 marks6 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.
About this Mount pre stamp cover
COV-5183 is a Mount pre stamp cover of 1845 bearing the Mount HG 7 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Mount postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India 1845 (8 Oct.) entire letter "From Thomas Cater Sergeant R Arty" at Demerara, British Guiana to Gunner J. Hyland, of the Madras European Veteran Company at St. Thomas´s Mount, Madras and forwarded to the General Hospital, marked "pd 1d." in magenta ink with London transit d.s. (20.12) alongside, the reverse with "demerara" double-arc d.s. (date unclear), two indistinct Free oval d.s. (one St. Thomas´ Mount), boxed "g.p.o." and "pm" h.s., all in red. Fine and the earliest recorded soldier´s letter from British Guiana. Photo Estimate £ 1,000-1,200
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Soldiers' Rates of the BE - Gerald Sattin Collection (Sale 8029) lot 198.
1 image of COV-5183 is recorded; the Mount HG 7 mark itself is recorded in use 1841-52.
Questions about COV-5183
- What is COV-5183?
- COV-5183 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mount, Madras Presidency of 1845, bearing the Mount HG 7 handstamp in red. India 1845 (8 Oct.) entire letter "From Thomas Cater Sergeant R Arty" at Demerara, British Guiana to Gunner J. Hyland, of the Madras European Veteran Company at St. Thomas´s Mount, Madras and forwarded to the General Hospital, marked "pd 1d." in magenta ink with London transit d.s. (20.12) alongside, the reverse with "demerara" double-arc d.s. (date unclear), two indistinct Free oval d.s. (one St. Thomas´ Mount), boxed "g.p.o." and "pm" h.s., all in red. Fine and the earliest recorded soldier´s letter from British Guiana. Photo Estimate £ 1,000-1,200
- How scarce is the Mount HG 7 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Mount HG 7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841-52.
- What is the provenance of COV-5183?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Soldiers' Rates of the BE - Gerald Sattin Collection (Sale 8029) lot 198.
- When was COV-5183 posted?
- COV-5183 is dated 1845, within the recorded period of use of Mount HG 7 (1841-52).
About this record
This 1845 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mount HG 7 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Soldiers' Rates of the BE - Gerald Sattin Collection (Sale 8029), lot 198.