COV-2377
17 June 1851 Negapatam Cover
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Date
17 June 1851
Description
NEGAPATAM/CALCUTTA - 1850s MAIL TO MAURITIUS (PAIR VIA MADRAS) OR U.S.A. Mar./June 1851 pair of ELs (one silk-backed due to address ink-etching) to “Mauritius” with mainly very fine bright red boxed “NEGAPATAM/Paid[2as/3as]” marks on the flap plus fine large oval Madras “OUT STATION/SHIP LETTER” d.s.’s on the front with St. Louis “Ship Letter” and crowned c.d.s.’s; plus 22 Nov. 1855 unpaid env. ex Calcutta to Maine “Pr Str. Oriental” and routed “via Southampton” charged “45” with New York “BR. PKT.” transit c.d.s. (23 Jan.1856). Unusual trio. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 41.
Auction
THE MICHAEL MANNING FRPSL Collection of Indian Postal History, (SEPTEMBER 9th 2015)
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Other recorded marks at Negapatam
7 marks7 other pre-1854 postal markings of Negapatam are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Negapatam HG 1handstampBlack1809
- Negapatam HG AddhandstampBlack1809
- Negapatam HG 2handstampBlack1823
- Negapatam HG 3handstampRed1828–1836
- Negapatam HG 5handstampRed1842-51
- Negapatam HG 6handstampBlack1848–1857
+1 more at this office.View all Negapatam marks and postal history →
About this Negapatam pre stamp cover
COV-2377 is a Negapatam pre stamp cover of 17 June 1851 bearing the Negapatam HG 4 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Negapatam postal history — the office known today as Nagapattinam, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
NEGAPATAM/CALCUTTA - 1850s MAIL TO MAURITIUS (PAIR VIA MADRAS) OR U.S.A. Mar./June 1851 pair of ELs (one silk-backed due to address ink-etching) to “Mauritius” with mainly very fine bright red boxed “NEGAPATAM/Paid[2as/3as]” marks on the flap plus fine large oval Madras “OUT STATION/SHIP LETTER” d.s.’s on the front with St. Louis “Ship Letter” and crowned c.d.s.’s; plus 22 Nov. 1855 unpaid env. ex Calcutta to Maine “Pr Str. Oriental” and routed “via Southampton” charged “45” with New York “BR. PKT.” transit c.d.s. (23 Jan.1856). Unusual trio. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 41.
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd THE MICHAEL MANNING FRPSL Collection of Indian Postal History (SEPTEMBER 9th 2015).
1 image of COV-2377 is recorded (front); the Negapatam HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1854.
Questions about COV-2377
- What is COV-2377?
- COV-2377 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Negapatam, Madras Presidency of 17 June 1851, bearing the Negapatam HG 4 handstamp in red. NEGAPATAM/CALCUTTA - 1850s MAIL TO MAURITIUS (PAIR VIA MADRAS) OR U.S.A. Mar./June 1851 pair of ELs (one silk-backed due to address ink-etching) to “Mauritius” with mainly very fine bright red boxed “NEGAPATAM/Paid[2as/3as]” marks on the flap plus fine large oval Madras “OUT STATION/SHIP LETTER” d.s.’s on the front with St. Louis “Ship Letter” and crowned c.d.s.’s; plus 22 Nov. 1855 unpaid env. ex Calcutta to Maine “Pr Str. Oriental” and routed “via Southampton” charged “45” with New York “BR. PKT.” transit c.d.s. (23 Jan.1856). Unusual trio. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 41.
- How scarce is the Negapatam HG 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Negapatam HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841–1854.
- What is the provenance of COV-2377?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd THE MICHAEL MANNING FRPSL Collection of Indian Postal History (SEPTEMBER 9th 2015).
- When was COV-2377 posted?
- COV-2377 is dated 17 June 1851, within the recorded period of use of Negapatam HG 4 (1841–1854).
About this record
This 17 June 1851 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Negapatam HG 4 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, THE MICHAEL MANNING FRPSL Collection of Indian Postal History, (SEPTEMBER 9th 2015).