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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 Quilon pre stamp cover
COV-2348 is a Quilon pre stamp cover of 5 June 1824 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?
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
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 169 (Sept. 2015).
1 image of COV-2348 is recorded (front); the Quilon HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1822–1825.
Questions about COV-2348
- What is COV-2348?
- COV-2348 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Quilon, Madras Presidency of 5 June 1824, bearing the Quilon HG 1 handstamp in red. 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
- 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-2348?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 169 (Sept. 2015).
- When was COV-2348 posted?
- COV-2348 is dated 5 June 1824, within the recorded period of use of Quilon HG 1 (1822–1825).
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).