COV-500
28 September 1815 Seringapatam HG 3 Cover
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Date
28 September 1815
Description
India, Seringapatam, 1815, "Post Paid/Seringapatam" Oval Handstamp (Giles 3). Mostly clear and legible strike in red with manuscript "29th Septr 1815" date and "3f" rate added on folded letter datelined "Farm September 28 1815" , addressed to Major de Havilland in Chittoor, interesting contents stating "I congratulate you on the present, and hope that the better situation is not far distant. Where are you & when do you expect that the road will be clear?" , these in reference to de Havilland's court martial trial, Very Fine, noted in Giles as "rare", the "Great White Mutiny" is an often overlooked revolt by soldiers in the East India Company who felt under-represented by the Governor of Madras, George Barlow, de Havilland was court martialed as part of the mutiny but argued his involvement was due to unknowingly passing messages between his superiors
Auction
Sale 9054, Lot 10091, — The Magnolia Collection Part 7
Same office
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
- Seringapatam HG 8handstampBlack1842
- Seringapatam HG 9handstampRed1839–1841
- Seringapatam HG 10handstampBlack1848–1853
- Seringapatam HG 11handstampRed1839
- Seringapatam HG 12handstampBlack1858
- Seringapatam MN 1manuscript1810
About this record
This 28 September 1815 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, lot 10091.