COV-1671
12 December 1801 Seringapatam Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Santosh MS
Date
12 December 1801
Description
1801 Seringapatam – Calcutta inland entire, with Seringapatam Giles 3 "Post Paid/Seringapatam" dispatch hand stamp, date "13 Decr. 1801" & rate "16½ fs" (comprising 4½ fanams as inland from Seringapatam to Madras, 12 fanams as inland postage from Madras to Ganjam, total 16½ fanams) applied in manuscript, from Ganjam to Calcutta sent bearing, at Calcutta Giles 11 "G.P.O./DECr./Bg Pg" bearing hand stamp, date "01" & rate "6" (6A rate Ganjam to Calcutta, for letter not exceeding 1R6A sicca weight or around 16 grams) applied in manuscript, which was collected from the recipient.
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Derek Hammond Giles
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Other recorded marks at Seringapatam
12 marks12 other pre-1854 postal markings of Seringapatam are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Seringapatam HG 1handstampBlack1799
- Seringapatam HG 2handstampBlack1801
- Seringapatam HG 4handstampBlack1800–1823
- Seringapatam HG 5handstampRed1837
- Seringapatam HG 6handstampBlack1828–1837
- Seringapatam HG 7handstampRed1842
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About this Seringapatam pre stamp cover
COV-1671 is a Seringapatam pre stamp cover of 12 December 1801 bearing the Seringapatam HG 3 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Seringapatam postal history — the office known today as Srirangapatna, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1801 Seringapatam – Calcutta inland entire, with Seringapatam Giles 3 "Post Paid/Seringapatam" dispatch hand stamp, date "13 Decr. 1801" & rate "16½ fs" (comprising 4½ fanams as inland from Seringapatam to Madras, 12 fanams as inland postage from Madras to Ganjam, total 16½ fanams) applied in manuscript, from Ganjam to Calcutta sent bearing, at Calcutta Giles 11 "G.P.O./DECr./Bg Pg" bearing hand stamp, date "01" & rate "6" (6A rate Ganjam to Calcutta, for letter not exceeding 1R6A sicca weight or around 16 grams) applied in manuscript, which was collected from the recipient.
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Giles lot 377 (Oct. 2000); and Private.
1 image of COV-1671 is recorded; the Seringapatam HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1801–1815.
Questions about COV-1671
- What is COV-1671?
- COV-1671 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Seringapatam, Madras Presidency of 12 December 1801, bearing the Seringapatam HG 3 handstamp in black. 1801 Seringapatam – Calcutta inland entire, with Seringapatam Giles 3 "Post Paid/Seringapatam" dispatch hand stamp, date "13 Decr. 1801" & rate "16½ fs" (comprising 4½ fanams as inland from Seringapatam to Madras, 12 fanams as inland postage from Madras to Ganjam, total 16½ fanams) applied in manuscript, from Ganjam to Calcutta sent bearing, at Calcutta Giles 11 "G.P.O./DECr./Bg Pg" bearing hand stamp, date "01" & rate "6" (6A rate Ganjam to Calcutta, for letter not exceeding 1R6A sicca weight or around 16 grams) applied in manuscript, which was collected from the recipient.
- How scarce is the Seringapatam HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Seringapatam HG 3 as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1801–1815.
- What is the provenance of COV-1671?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Giles lot 377 (Oct. 2000); and Private.
- When was COV-1671 posted?
- COV-1671 is dated 12 December 1801, within the recorded period of use of Seringapatam HG 3 (1801–1815).
About this record
This 12 December 1801 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Seringapatam HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Giles, lot 377, (Oct. 2000); Private.