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Date
1850
Description
India, Negapatam, 1850, "NEGAPATAM/1850 November 18/Paid" Framed Datestamp (Giles 4). Clear red strike (date slug inverted) on back of folded letter to Mauritius, sender's directive "Per Ramalis via Madras" , framed "AM" and "ship letter" handstamps, red framed Madras "G.P.O." (Nov. 21) and "Out Station Ship Letter" (Nov. 21, Giles SD11) transit and Mauritius Crowned (Dec. 14) arrival datestamps, slight ink erosion and small opening tear just affecting despatch datestamp, otherwise Very Fine
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10102, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
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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-293 is a Negapatam pre stamp cover of 1850 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?
India, Negapatam, 1850, "NEGAPATAM/1850 November 18/Paid" Framed Datestamp (Giles 4). Clear red strike (date slug inverted) on back of folded letter to Mauritius, sender's directive "Per Ramalis via Madras" , framed "AM" and "ship letter" handstamps, red framed Madras "G.P.O." (Nov. 21) and "Out Station Ship Letter" (Nov. 21, Giles SD11) transit and Mauritius Crowned (Dec. 14) arrival datestamps, slight ink erosion and small opening tear just affecting despatch datestamp, otherwise Very Fine
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10102.
2 images of COV-293 are recorded (front, back); the Negapatam HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1854.
Questions about COV-293
- What is COV-293?
- COV-293 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Negapatam, Madras Presidency of 1850, bearing the Negapatam HG 4 handstamp in red. India, Negapatam, 1850, "NEGAPATAM/1850 November 18/Paid" Framed Datestamp (Giles 4). Clear red strike (date slug inverted) on back of folded letter to Mauritius, sender's directive "Per Ramalis via Madras" , framed "AM" and "ship letter" handstamps, red framed Madras "G.P.O." (Nov. 21) and "Out Station Ship Letter" (Nov. 21, Giles SD11) transit and Mauritius Crowned (Dec. 14) arrival datestamps, slight ink erosion and small opening tear just affecting despatch datestamp, otherwise Very Fine
- 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-293?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10102.
- When was COV-293 posted?
- COV-293 is dated 1850, within the recorded period of use of Negapatam HG 4 (1841–1854).
About this record
This 1850 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10102.