COV-502
14 September 1837 Seringapatam HG 6 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
14 September 1837
Description
India, Seringapatam, 1837, "SERINGAPATA/POST FREE" Oval Handstamp (Giles 6). Mostly complete though slightly watery strike, right side affected by opening, with manuscript "14th September 1837" date added on back of folded cover to Madras, manuscript "Service" and endorsed by Chaplain, Madras (Sept. 18) arrival backstamp, cover with slight overall toning, Fine strike of this scarce marking
Auction
Sale 9054, Lot 10093, — 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 3handstampBlack1801–1815
- Seringapatam HG 4handstampBlack1800–1823
- Seringapatam HG 5handstampRed1837
- 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 14 September 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Seringapatam HG 6 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, lot 10093.