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Date
1842
Description
(x) India Postal History 1818-37 group of early letters and envelopes (12) including 1822 small mourning envelope to Madras with on the reverse boxed 'bolaran/ paid' marking in red with manuscript '17 May 1822' in centre, 1834 entire to England with boxed 'india letter/ portsmouth' on face and on reverse, oval 'madras/ 1834' and large oval 'out station/ madras/ 7 au 7/ 1834 ship letter' both in black and boxed 'pallamcottah/ post paid' in red, 1837 redirected entire with large oval 'out station/ madras/ 1 No 1/ 1837/ ship letter' in black and faint boxed 'cum../post paid' in red overlapped by a few other markings, also a range of other entires with markings including 'madras/ ship letter' , oval 'india' , boxed 'kamptee/ paid' in red, 'poonamalee/ paid' in red, 'hingolee' in black and a Charkhari native letter bearing ½a. red and 2a. grey ( S.G. 37 and 43) etc. a good group. Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
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Other recorded marks at Poonamullee
4 marks4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Poonamullee are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Poonamullee pre stamp cover
COV-5788 is a Poonamullee pre stamp cover of 1842 bearing the Poonamullee HG 4 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Poonamullee postal history — the office known today as Poonamallee, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
(x) India Postal History 1818-37 group of early letters and envelopes (12) including 1822 small mourning envelope to Madras with on the reverse boxed 'bolaran/ paid' marking in red with manuscript '17 May 1822' in centre, 1834 entire to England with boxed 'india letter/ portsmouth' on face and on reverse, oval 'madras/ 1834' and large oval 'out station/ madras/ 7 au 7/ 1834 ship letter' both in black and boxed 'pallamcottah/ post paid' in red, 1837 redirected entire with large oval 'out station/ madras/ 1 No 1/ 1837/ ship letter' in black and faint boxed 'cum../post paid' in red overlapped by a few other markings, also a range of other entires with markings including 'madras/ ship letter' , oval 'india' , boxed 'kamptee/ paid' in red, 'poonamalee/ paid' in red, 'hingolee' in black and a Charkhari native letter bearing ½a. red and 2a. grey ( S.G. 37 and 43) etc. a good group. Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink The Philatelic Collectors' Series - e-Auction - e-Auction (Sale 26116) lot 2331.
2 images of COV-5788 are recorded; the Poonamullee HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1842–1843.
Questions about COV-5788
- What is COV-5788?
- COV-5788 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Poonamullee, Madras Presidency of 1842, bearing the Poonamullee HG 4 handstamp in red. (x) India Postal History 1818-37 group of early letters and envelopes (12) including 1822 small mourning envelope to Madras with on the reverse boxed 'bolaran/ paid' marking in red with manuscript '17 May 1822' in centre, 1834 entire to England with boxed 'india letter/ portsmouth' on face and on reverse, oval 'madras/ 1834' and large oval 'out station/ madras/ 7 au 7/ 1834 ship letter' both in black and boxed 'pallamcottah/ post paid' in red, 1837 redirected entire with large oval 'out station/ madras/ 1 No 1/ 1837/ ship letter' in black and faint boxed 'cum../post paid' in red overlapped by a few other markings, also a range of other entires with markings including 'madras/ ship letter' , oval 'india' , boxed 'kamptee/ paid' in red, 'poonamalee/ paid' in red, 'hingolee' in black and a Charkhari native letter bearing ½a. red and 2a. grey ( S.G. 37 and 43) etc. a good group. Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
- How scarce is the Poonamullee HG 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Poonamullee HG 4 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1842–1843.
- What is the provenance of COV-5788?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink The Philatelic Collectors' Series - e-Auction - e-Auction (Sale 26116) lot 2331.
- When was COV-5788 posted?
- COV-5788 is dated 1842, within the recorded period of use of Poonamullee HG 4 (1842–1843).
About this record
This 1842 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Poonamullee HG 4 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, The Philatelic Collectors' Series - e-Auction - e-Auction (Sale 26116), lot 2331.