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Date
1838
Description
India, Naidopet, 1838, "NAIDOPET/FREE" Handstamp (Giles 1). Faint red oval with manuscript "1838 Augt 3rd" date added on back of folded cover to Madras, manuscript "Service" at top, framed "AM" handstamp, faint red Madras "G.P.O." (Aug. 5) arrival backstamp, cover heavily soiled, slightly shortened at side, and internally reinforced, Fine, a presumably very rare marking as he notes 1838 as the only year of use and this is the example used by Giles for his book
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10098, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
Same office
Other recorded marks at Naidopet
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Naidopet is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this Naidopet pre stamp cover
COV-289 is a Naidopet pre stamp cover of 1838 bearing the Naidopet HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Naidopet postal history — the office known today as Naidupeta, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Naidopet, 1838, "NAIDOPET/FREE" Handstamp (Giles 1). Faint red oval with manuscript "1838 Augt 3rd" date added on back of folded cover to Madras, manuscript "Service" at top, framed "AM" handstamp, faint red Madras "G.P.O." (Aug. 5) arrival backstamp, cover heavily soiled, slightly shortened at side, and internally reinforced, Fine, a presumably very rare marking as he notes 1838 as the only year of use and this is the example used by Giles for his book
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10098.
2 images of COV-289 are recorded (front, back); the Naidopet HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1838.
Questions about COV-289
- What is COV-289?
- COV-289 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Naidopet, Madras Presidency of 1838, bearing the Naidopet HG 1 handstamp in red. India, Naidopet, 1838, "NAIDOPET/FREE" Handstamp (Giles 1). Faint red oval with manuscript "1838 Augt 3rd" date added on back of folded cover to Madras, manuscript "Service" at top, framed "AM" handstamp, faint red Madras "G.P.O." (Aug. 5) arrival backstamp, cover heavily soiled, slightly shortened at side, and internally reinforced, Fine, a presumably very rare marking as he notes 1838 as the only year of use and this is the example used by Giles for his book
- How scarce is the Naidopet HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Naidopet HG 1 as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838.
- What is the provenance of COV-289?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10098.
- When was COV-289 posted?
- COV-289 is dated 1838, within the recorded period of use of Naidopet HG 1 (1838).
About this record
This 1838 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Naidopet HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10098.