COV-1865
28 September 1822 Vizianagarum Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
28 September 1822
Description
1822 (28 Sept.) entire letter from Vizianagarum to Calcutta, marked "Post paid" and showing, on reverse fine "vizianagm/post paid" handstamp and arrival G.P.O. oval datestamp (8.10); the letter to A.K. Lindsay, later Surgeon-General to the East India Co., from his brother John, later killed during the Indian Mutiny
Auction
Provenance
"Medina"
Same office
Other recorded marks at Vizianagarum
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Vizianagarum are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Vizianagarum pre stamp cover
COV-1865 is a Vizianagarum pre stamp cover of 28 September 1822 bearing the Vizianagarum HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Vizianagarum postal history — the office known today as Vizianagaram, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1822 (28 Sept.) entire letter from Vizianagarum to Calcutta, marked "Post paid" and showing, on reverse fine "vizianagm/post paid" handstamp and arrival G.P.O. oval datestamp (8.10); the letter to A.K. Lindsay, later Surgeon-General to the East India Co., from his brother John, later killed during the Indian Mutiny
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 13025 - The award winning "Medina" collection of India Part II. lot 1.
1 image of COV-1865 is recorded; the Vizianagarum HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1822.
Questions about COV-1865
- What is COV-1865?
- COV-1865 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Vizianagarum, Madras Presidency of 28 September 1822, bearing the Vizianagarum HG 1 handstamp in black. 1822 (28 Sept.) entire letter from Vizianagarum to Calcutta, marked "Post paid" and showing, on reverse fine "vizianagm/post paid" handstamp and arrival G.P.O. oval datestamp (8.10); the letter to A.K. Lindsay, later Surgeon-General to the East India Co., from his brother John, later killed during the Indian Mutiny
- How scarce is the Vizianagarum HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Vizianagarum HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1822.
- What is the provenance of COV-1865?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 13025 - The award winning "Medina" collection of India Part II. lot 1.
- When was COV-1865 posted?
- COV-1865 is dated 28 September 1822, within the recorded period of use of Vizianagarum HG 1 (1822).
About this record
This 28 September 1822 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Vizianagarum HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 13025 - The award winning "Medina" collection of India Part II., lot 1.