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Date
October 1822
Description
INDIA, Quilon, 1822-24, "QUILON/POST PAID" Handstamps (Giles 1). Two covers, first struck in red on 1822 folded cover to Worksop, England, Madras Ship Letter Oct. 7 and London May 3 (1823) transit datestamps, red "INDIA LETTER/FALMOUTH" handstamp (Robertson In. 1), overall soiling, second struck in blue on 1824 folded letter to "Nunjepiah, Dewan to His Highness the Rajah of Cochin", manuscript "Post Paid" and "Ans 4" rate, Very Fine pair of strikes in different colors, each listed in Giles as used for a period of one year, but the red strike is two years prior and the blue is one year prior to dates in Giles
Auction
Sale 1301, Lot 6037, (Nov. 2023)
Provenance
"Magnolia"
Same office
Other recorded marks at Quilon
6 marks6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Quilon are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Quilon pre stamp cover
COV-106 is a Quilon pre stamp cover of October 1822 bearing the Quilon HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Quilon postal history — the office known today as Kollam, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
INDIA, Quilon, 1822-24, "QUILON/POST PAID" Handstamps (Giles 1). Two covers, first struck in red on 1822 folded cover to Worksop, England, Madras Ship Letter Oct. 7 and London May 3 (1823) transit datestamps, red "INDIA LETTER/FALMOUTH" handstamp (Robertson In. 1), overall soiling, second struck in blue on 1824 folded letter to "Nunjepiah, Dewan to His Highness the Rajah of Cochin", manuscript "Post Paid" and "Ans 4" rate, Very Fine pair of strikes in different colors, each listed in Giles as used for a period of one year, but the red strike is two years prior and the blue is one year prior to dates in Giles
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1301 lot 6037 (Nov. 2023).
2 images of COV-106 are recorded (front, back); the Quilon HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1822–1825.
Questions about COV-106
- What is COV-106?
- COV-106 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Quilon, Madras Presidency of October 1822, bearing the Quilon HG 1 handstamp in red. INDIA, Quilon, 1822-24, "QUILON/POST PAID" Handstamps (Giles 1). Two covers, first struck in red on 1822 folded cover to Worksop, England, Madras Ship Letter Oct. 7 and London May 3 (1823) transit datestamps, red "INDIA LETTER/FALMOUTH" handstamp (Robertson In. 1), overall soiling, second struck in blue on 1824 folded letter to "Nunjepiah, Dewan to His Highness the Rajah of Cochin", manuscript "Post Paid" and "Ans 4" rate, Very Fine pair of strikes in different colors, each listed in Giles as used for a period of one year, but the red strike is two years prior and the blue is one year prior to dates in Giles
- How scarce is the Quilon HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Quilon HG 1 as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1822–1825.
- What is the provenance of COV-106?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1301 lot 6037 (Nov. 2023).
- When was COV-106 posted?
- COV-106 is dated October 1822, within the recorded period of use of Quilon HG 1 (1822–1825).
About this record
This October 1822 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Quilon HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 1301, lot 6037, (Nov. 2023).