COV-332
30 March 1813 Wallajahabad Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
30 March 1813
Description
India, Wallajahabad, 1813, "WALLAJAHBAD/POST PAID" Two-Line Handstamp (Giles 1). Faint but just legible strike with manuscript "30 March 1819" date and rate markings on folded letter to Lisburn, Ireland, sender's directive "for Europe" , Crowned Ship Letter London (May 16) and May 17 transit datestamps, manuscript rate markings corrected three times with "2/1" rate marking applied, cover with some overall soiling, Fine strike of this very rare marking, Giles notes "Rare - 2 examples recorded" and we doubt many more outside of this number exist
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10142, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
Provenance
"Magnolia"
Same office
Other recorded marks at Wallajahabad
6 marks6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Wallajahabad are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Wallajahabad pre stamp cover
COV-332 is a Wallajahabad pre stamp cover of 30 March 1813 bearing the Wallajahabad HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Wallajahabad postal history — the office known today as Walajabad, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Wallajahabad, 1813, "WALLAJAHBAD/POST PAID" Two-Line Handstamp (Giles 1). Faint but just legible strike with manuscript "30 March 1819" date and rate markings on folded letter to Lisburn, Ireland, sender's directive "for Europe" , Crowned Ship Letter London (May 16) and May 17 transit datestamps, manuscript rate markings corrected three times with "2/1" rate marking applied, cover with some overall soiling, Fine strike of this very rare marking, Giles notes "Rare - 2 examples recorded" and we doubt many more outside of this number exist
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10142.
2 images of COV-332 are recorded (front, back); the Wallajahabad HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1800–1813.
Questions about COV-332
- What is COV-332?
- COV-332 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Wallajahabad, Madras Presidency of 30 March 1813, bearing the Wallajahabad HG 1 handstamp in black. India, Wallajahabad, 1813, "WALLAJAHBAD/POST PAID" Two-Line Handstamp (Giles 1). Faint but just legible strike with manuscript "30 March 1819" date and rate markings on folded letter to Lisburn, Ireland, sender's directive "for Europe" , Crowned Ship Letter London (May 16) and May 17 transit datestamps, manuscript rate markings corrected three times with "2/1" rate marking applied, cover with some overall soiling, Fine strike of this very rare marking, Giles notes "Rare - 2 examples recorded" and we doubt many more outside of this number exist
- How scarce is the Wallajahabad HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Wallajahabad HG 1 as 3 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1800–1813.
- What is the provenance of COV-332?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10142.
- When was COV-332 posted?
- COV-332 is dated 30 March 1813, within the recorded period of use of Wallajahabad HG 1 (1800–1813).
About this record
This 30 March 1813 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Wallajahabad HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 3 examples recorded in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10142.