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Date
1858
Description
India, Sirce, 1858, "SIRCE/Bearing" Framed Handstamp (Giles 1). Well-struck with manuscript "27/7/58" date and "8 A" rate markings on back of pinkish cover to Parkstone Rectory near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, England, sender's directive "Via Marseilles" , framed "INDIA UNPAID" handstamp, Bombay (Aug. 2) and London (Sept. 3) transit and Ashby-de-la-Zouch (Sept. 3) arrival backstamps, manuscript "1/-" rate marking, cover with minor staining which extends to back panel (just affecting Sirce marking), still Very Fine
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10129, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
Same office
Other recorded marks at Sirce
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Sirce is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this record
This 1858 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sirce HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10129.