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Date
1855
Description
JC TYPE 2c: 1855 (Jul 17) Wrapper from Punjamal with 1854 1/2a blue, fine margins, cancelled by type 2c 11-barred circle, reverse with unrecorded “PUNJAMAL / POST PAID” boxed ds, minor soiling otherwise fine and rare
Auction
May 2014 Auction Series — India, Lot 20264, (2014)
About this Punjamal pre stamp cover
COV-5611 is a Punjamal pre stamp cover of 1855 bearing the Punjamal HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Punjamal postal history — the office known today as Palayamkottai, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
JC TYPE 2c: 1855 (Jul 17) Wrapper from Punjamal with 1854 1/2a blue, fine margins, cancelled by type 2c 11-barred circle, reverse with unrecorded “PUNJAMAL / POST PAID” boxed ds, minor soiling otherwise fine and rare
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA May 2014 Auction Series — India lot 20264 (2014).
1 image of COV-5611 is recorded; the Punjamal HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1856.
Questions about COV-5611
- What is COV-5611?
- COV-5611 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Punjamal, Madras Presidency of 1855, bearing the Punjamal HG 1 handstamp in red. JC TYPE 2c: 1855 (Jul 17) Wrapper from Punjamal with 1854 1/2a blue, fine margins, cancelled by type 2c 11-barred circle, reverse with unrecorded “PUNJAMAL / POST PAID” boxed ds, minor soiling otherwise fine and rare
- How scarce is the Punjamal HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Punjamal HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1856.
- What is the provenance of COV-5611?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA May 2014 Auction Series — India lot 20264 (2014).
- When was COV-5611 posted?
- COV-5611 is dated 1855, within the recorded period of use of Punjamal HG 1 (1856).
About this record
This 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Punjamal HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, May 2014 Auction Series — India, lot 20264, (2014).