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Date
May 1813
Description
Allyghur, 1813, "Coel, Postpaid" Negative Handstamp (Giles 1). Clear strike and manuscript "1 as" on flap of folded cover to London, Calcutta May 17, 1813 transit and London May 19, 1814 arrival datestamp, "Ship Letter, London" crown oval handstamp, cover with slight soiling, Fine strike of this rare postal marking, Giles records only three examples, "Coel" was the traditional name for Allyghur, located about 876 miles from Calcutta (according to Giles)
Auction
Sale 1286, Lot 8
Provenance
"Magnolia" Derek Hammond Giles
Same office
Other recorded marks at Allyghur
7 marks7 other pre-1854 postal markings of Allyghur are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Allyghur HG 2handstampBlack1823–1831
- Allyghur HG 3handstampBlack1836
- Allyghur HG 4handstampRed1838-51
- Allyghur HG 5handstampBlack1837
- Allyghur HG 6handstampBlack1853
- Allyghur HG 7handstampBlack1851
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About this Allyghur pre stamp cover
COV-35 is an Allyghur pre stamp cover of May 1813 bearing the Allyghur HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Allyghur postal history — the office known today as Aligarh, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
Allyghur, 1813, "Coel, Postpaid" Negative Handstamp (Giles 1). Clear strike and manuscript "1 as" on flap of folded cover to London, Calcutta May 17, 1813 transit and London May 19, 1814 arrival datestamp, "Ship Letter, London" crown oval handstamp, cover with slight soiling, Fine strike of this rare postal marking, Giles records only three examples, "Coel" was the traditional name for Allyghur, located about 876 miles from Calcutta (according to Giles)
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 153 (Oct. 2000); and Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1286 lot 8.
1 image of COV-35 is recorded (front); the Allyghur HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1811–1814.
Questions about COV-35
- What is COV-35?
- COV-35 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Allyghur, North Western Provinces of May 1813, bearing the Allyghur HG 1 handstamp in black. Allyghur, 1813, "Coel, Postpaid" Negative Handstamp (Giles 1). Clear strike and manuscript "1 as" on flap of folded cover to London, Calcutta May 17, 1813 transit and London May 19, 1814 arrival datestamp, "Ship Letter, London" crown oval handstamp, cover with slight soiling, Fine strike of this rare postal marking, Giles records only three examples, "Coel" was the traditional name for Allyghur, located about 876 miles from Calcutta (according to Giles)
- How scarce is the Allyghur HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Allyghur HG 1 as 5 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1811–1814.
- What is the provenance of COV-35?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 153 (Oct. 2000); and Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1286 lot 8.
- When was COV-35 posted?
- COV-35 is dated May 1813, within the recorded period of use of Allyghur HG 1 (1811–1814).
About this record
This May 1813 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Allyghur HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark with 5 examples recorded in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 153, (Oct. 2000); Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 1286, lot 8.