COV-2377
17 June 1851 Negapatam HG 4 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd
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)
Same office
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.
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).