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Date
22 May 1856
Description
DATESTAMPS: 1856 (May 22) Envelope from Ramandroog to England with 1854 4a cut to shape and 2a green pair (touched at top), with « India Paid » crescent moon and London arrival hs adjacent, reverse with « RAMANDROOG / Paid. » box hs (unrecorded by Giles) and Bombay transit, envelope opened for display and with faults incl. reinforcement on reverse
Auction
May 2014 Auction Series, Lot 20405, (26 May 2014)
About this Ramandroog pre stamp cover
COV-2771 is a Ramandroog pre stamp cover of 22 May 1856 bearing the Ramandroog HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Ramandroog postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
DATESTAMPS: 1856 (May 22) Envelope from Ramandroog to England with 1854 4a cut to shape and 2a green pair (touched at top), with « India Paid » crescent moon and London arrival hs adjacent, reverse with « RAMANDROOG / Paid. » box hs (unrecorded by Giles) and Bombay transit, envelope opened for display and with faults incl. reinforcement on reverse
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman May 2014 Auction Series lot 20405 (26 May 2014).
1 image of COV-2771 is recorded (front); the Ramandroog HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1853–1856.
Questions about COV-2771
- What is COV-2771?
- COV-2771 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ramandroog, Madras Presidency of 22 May 1856, bearing the Ramandroog HG 1 handstamp in red. DATESTAMPS: 1856 (May 22) Envelope from Ramandroog to England with 1854 4a cut to shape and 2a green pair (touched at top), with « India Paid » crescent moon and London arrival hs adjacent, reverse with « RAMANDROOG / Paid. » box hs (unrecorded by Giles) and Bombay transit, envelope opened for display and with faults incl. reinforcement on reverse
- How scarce is the Ramandroog HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Ramandroog HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1853–1856.
- What is the provenance of COV-2771?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman May 2014 Auction Series lot 20405 (26 May 2014).
- When was COV-2771 posted?
- COV-2771 is dated 22 May 1856, within the recorded period of use of Ramandroog HG 1 (1853–1856).
About this record
This 22 May 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ramandroog HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, May 2014 Auction Series, lot 20405, (26 May 2014).