COV-331
6 December 1816 Vizagapatam HG 3 Cover
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Date
6 December 1816
Description
India, Vizagapatam, 1816, "POST FREE/VIZAGAPATAM" Oval Handstamp (Giles 3). Mostly complete and legible strike with manuscript "6th Dece 1816" date marking on back of folded cover to Reverend E. Vaughan in Fort St. George, endorsed "On the Service" , manuscript "Baptism, 5th Decr 1816, Paske" docketing, cover with tropicalization, file fold thru marking, and hinge reinforcement to insect holes along center, still Fine, the recipient Rev. Edward Vaughan (1776-1849) was a chaplain for the East India Company and Archdeacon from 1819-1828, Giles notes this marking as very scarce
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10141, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
Provenance
"Magnolia"
Same office
Other recorded marks at Vizagapatam
7 marks7 other pre-1854 postal markings of Vizagapatam are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 6 December 1816 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Vizagapatam HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10141.