COV-2348
5 June 1824 Quilon HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd
Date
5 June 1824
Description
EXMOUTH - PAIR OF RARE BOXED “INDIA LETTER/EXMOUTH” COVERS EX QUILON/BOMBAY; 5 June 1824 E (stained corner) to London “via Bombay” charged “2/-” with a faint blue framed “QUILON/POST PAID” on the front along with a mainly very fine rare boxed “INDIA LETTER/EXMOUTH” (Rob.In.1; only known 1824- 31 - just affected by stain); plus v. fine 22 Mar. 1831 EL from “Surat” to London “P. [Ship] Cumbrian” with a mainly fine light red double-oval “SHIP/B.G.P.O./POSTAGE PAID” (Bombay; HG SD4 - “Very Scarce”) on the front (affected by filing note) with a mainly very fine rare boxed “INDIA LETTER/EXMOUTH” (slightly overstruck by red London arrival c.d.s.) on the top flap. Rare pair. This India Letter mark is seldom seen. [The single 1824 cover in Cavendish’s Mar. 2013 ‘Peter Burden’ auction, lot 1106, realised £368.] (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 55
Auction
Manning, Lot 169, (Sept. 2015)
Provenance
Michael Manning
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 record
This 5 June 1824 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 Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Manning, lot 169, (Sept. 2015).