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Date
1853
Description
1853 Kyaukphyu (23 Mar) to Mysore. Mourning cover, applied with Kyaukphyu handfilled d.s on reverse, rated 1 Rupee. Arrived Mysore with faint still recognizable Mysore handfilled arrival h.s. With interesting letter content.
Auction
INDIA, SIAM & ASIA, Lot 3016
Same office
Other recorded marks at Mysore
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Mysore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Mysore pre stamp cover
COV-1735 is a Mysore pre stamp cover of 1853 bearing the Mysore HG 4 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Mysore postal history — the office known today as Mysuru, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1853 Kyaukphyu (23 Mar) to Mysore. Mourning cover, applied with Kyaukphyu handfilled d.s on reverse, rated 1 Rupee. Arrived Mysore with faint still recognizable Mysore handfilled arrival h.s. With interesting letter content.
Its recorded auction history runs through Ava Auctions INDIA, SIAM & ASIA lot 3016.
1 image of COV-1735 is recorded; the Mysore HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1857.
Questions about COV-1735
- What is COV-1735?
- COV-1735 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mysore, Madras Presidency of 1853, bearing the Mysore HG 4 handstamp in red. 1853 Kyaukphyu (23 Mar) to Mysore. Mourning cover, applied with Kyaukphyu handfilled d.s on reverse, rated 1 Rupee. Arrived Mysore with faint still recognizable Mysore handfilled arrival h.s. With interesting letter content.
- How scarce is the Mysore HG 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Mysore HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1857.
- What is the provenance of COV-1735?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Ava Auctions INDIA, SIAM & ASIA lot 3016.
- When was COV-1735 posted?
- COV-1735 is dated 1853, within the recorded period of use of Mysore HG 4 (1837–1857).
About this record
This 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mysore HG 4 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 15 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Ava Auctions, INDIA, SIAM & ASIA, lot 3016.