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Date
21 April 1855
Description
India 1854 QV ½a, Lithograph, deep blue, Die I, Imperf strip of 3, SG4 on cover cancelled with thin dots from Madras to Quilon
Auction
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-4440 is a Quilon pre stamp cover of 21 April 1855 bearing the Quilon HG 5 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 1854 QV ½a, Lithograph, deep blue, Die I, Imperf strip of 3, SG4 on cover cancelled with thin dots from Madras to Quilon
Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 108 lot 0054 (2025).
2 images of COV-4440 are recorded; the Quilon HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1849-59.
Questions about COV-4440
- What is COV-4440?
- COV-4440 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Quilon, Madras Presidency of 21 April 1855, bearing the Quilon HG 5 handstamp in red. India 1854 QV ½a, Lithograph, deep blue, Die I, Imperf strip of 3, SG4 on cover cancelled with thin dots from Madras to Quilon
- How scarce is the Quilon HG 5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Quilon HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1849-59.
- What is the provenance of COV-4440?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 108 lot 0054 (2025).
- When was COV-4440 posted?
- COV-4440 is dated 21 April 1855, within the recorded period of use of Quilon HG 5 (1849-59).
About this record
This 21 April 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Quilon HG 5 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 108, lot 0054, (2025).