COV-2835
29 July 1855 Streevicundam HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
29 July 1855
Description
India, 1854, 1a Red, Die II (4B; SG 14). Mostly huge margins, cancelled by faint grid circle (Cooper Ty. 2c) on native cover, bold red framed "STRETVIEGUNDUN (?)/TALOOK/POST PAID" despatch handstamp with manuscript "29 7 55" date added on back, small piece missing at top, front panel with tear extending to stamp and just affecting top margin, still Very Fine and quite rare, ex "Topaz"
Auction
Sale 1360 - The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 5, Lot 78, (2025)
Provenance
Topaz Magnolia
About this Streevicundam pre stamp cover
COV-2835 is a Streevicundam pre stamp cover of 29 July 1855 bearing the Streevicundam HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Streevicundam postal history — the office known today as Srivaikuntam, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, 1854, 1a Red, Die II (4B; SG 14). Mostly huge margins, cancelled by faint grid circle (Cooper Ty. 2c) on native cover, bold red framed "STRETVIEGUNDUN (?)/TALOOK/POST PAID" despatch handstamp with manuscript "29 7 55" date added on back, small piece missing at top, front panel with tear extending to stamp and just affecting top margin, still Very Fine and quite rare, ex "Topaz"
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1360 - The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 5 lot 78 (2025).
2 images of COV-2835 are recorded (front, back); the Streevicundam HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1855.
Questions about COV-2835
- What is COV-2835?
- COV-2835 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Streevicundam, Madras Presidency of 29 July 1855, bearing the Streevicundam HG 1 handstamp in red. India, 1854, 1a Red, Die II (4B; SG 14). Mostly huge margins, cancelled by faint grid circle (Cooper Ty. 2c) on native cover, bold red framed "STRETVIEGUNDUN (?)/TALOOK/POST PAID" despatch handstamp with manuscript "29 7 55" date added on back, small piece missing at top, front panel with tear extending to stamp and just affecting top margin, still Very Fine and quite rare, ex "Topaz"
- How scarce is the Streevicundam HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Streevicundam HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1855.
- What is the provenance of COV-2835?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1360 - The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 5 lot 78 (2025).
- When was COV-2835 posted?
- COV-2835 is dated 29 July 1855, within the recorded period of use of Streevicundam HG 1 (1855).
About this record
This 29 July 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Streevicundam HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 1360 - The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 5, lot 78, (2025).