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Date
3 July 1837
Description
Folded entire with manuscript '3 July 1837' despatch date at upper left, addressed to Mr Living Esq, care of Hepburn Corkello, Putta near Barrackpore. Black octagonal 'P.O. JY 18 / 1837' transit datestamp at upper left; the Seringapatam HG 5 strike applied in red; orange rate mark at upper right. Manuscript '18 July 1837' arrival endorsement. Red wax seal intact at base. Good, with some soiling.
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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 3handstampBlack1801–1815
- Seringapatam HG 4handstampBlack1800–1823
- Seringapatam HG 6handstampBlack1828–1837
- Seringapatam HG 7handstampRed1842
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About this Seringapatam pre stamp cover
COV-533 is a Seringapatam pre stamp cover of 3 July 1837 bearing the Seringapatam HG 5 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Seringapatam postal history — the office known today as Srirangapatna, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Folded entire with manuscript '3 July 1837' despatch date at upper left, addressed to Mr Living Esq, care of Hepburn Corkello, Putta near Barrackpore. Black octagonal 'P.O. JY 18 / 1837' transit datestamp at upper left; the Seringapatam HG 5 strike applied in red; orange rate mark at upper right. Manuscript '18 July 1837' arrival endorsement. Red wax seal intact at base. Good, with some soiling.
Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
1 image of COV-533 is recorded (front); the Seringapatam HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1837.
Questions about COV-533
- What is COV-533?
- COV-533 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Seringapatam, Madras Presidency of 3 July 1837, bearing the Seringapatam HG 5 handstamp in red. Folded entire with manuscript '3 July 1837' despatch date at upper left, addressed to Mr Living Esq, care of Hepburn Corkello, Putta near Barrackpore. Black octagonal 'P.O. JY 18 / 1837' transit datestamp at upper left; the Seringapatam HG 5 strike applied in red; orange rate mark at upper right. Manuscript '18 July 1837' arrival endorsement. Red wax seal intact at base. Good, with some soiling.
- How scarce is the Seringapatam HG 5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Seringapatam HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837.
- What is the provenance of COV-533?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
- When was COV-533 posted?
- COV-533 is dated 3 July 1837, within the recorded period of use of Seringapatam HG 5 (1837).
About this record
This 3 July 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Seringapatam HG 5 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 Private.