COV-644
22 August 1825 Kamptee Cover
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Date
22 August 1825
Description
Siegel - India, Kamptee, 1825, "KAMPTEE/POST PAID" Handstamp (Giles 2). Exceptionally bold strike with manuscript "22d August 1825" date and "2(a)6(p)" rate added on back of large part folded cover (missing side flaps) to Redford, Scotland, lightly struck framed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" handstamp (Robertson In. 3) and framed "1/2" handstamp, Madras Out Station Ship Letter (Sept. 3), London, and Edinburgh transit datestamps, manuscript "2/4" rate marking rerated to "3/4", some minor tape stains to front panel, Very Fine strike Cavendish - KAMPTEE - PORTSMOUTH INDIA LETTERS PAIR WITH THE BOXED “POST PAID” MARKS IN BLACK OR RED; 22 Aug. 1825/12 June 1832 pair of Es (latter with side-flaps removed & both with slight stains) to GB with mainly very fine boxed “KAMPTEE/POST PAID” marks (HG2/HG3) in black (scarce; 1825 only) or claret-purple on the flaps beside large oval Madras “SHIP LETTER” d.s.’s, and each with a fair or fine boxed “INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH” on the front. Good pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 37.
Auction
Provenance
"Magnolia" Michael Manning
- •2025, Robert A. Siegel Sale No. 1325, Lot 3020
Same office
Other recorded marks at Kamptee
11 marks11 other pre-1854 postal markings of Kamptee are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Kamptee HG 1handstampBlack1831–1836
- Kamptee HG 3handstampRed1837–1849
- Kamptee HG 4handstampBlack1843–1846
- Kamptee HG 5handstampRed1836–1853
- Kamptee HG 6handstampRed1849–1854
- Kamptee HG 7handstampBlack1849–1854
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About this Kamptee pre stamp cover
COV-644 is a Kamptee pre stamp cover of 22 August 1825 bearing the Kamptee HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Kamptee postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
Siegel - India, Kamptee, 1825, "KAMPTEE/POST PAID" Handstamp (Giles 2). Exceptionally bold strike with manuscript "22d August 1825" date and "2(a)6(p)" rate added on back of large part folded cover (missing side flaps) to Redford, Scotland, lightly struck framed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" handstamp (Robertson In. 3) and framed "1/2" handstamp, Madras Out Station Ship Letter (Sept. 3), London, and Edinburgh transit datestamps, manuscript "2/4" rate marking rerated to "3/4", some minor tape stains to front panel, Very Fine strike Cavendish - KAMPTEE - PORTSMOUTH INDIA LETTERS PAIR WITH THE BOXED “POST PAID” MARKS IN BLACK OR RED; 22 Aug. 1825/12 June 1832 pair of Es (latter with side-flaps removed & both with slight stains) to GB with mainly very fine boxed “KAMPTEE/POST PAID” marks (HG2/HG3) in black (scarce; 1825 only) or claret-purple on the flaps beside large oval Madras “SHIP LETTER” d.s.’s, and each with a fair or fine boxed “INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH” on the front. Good pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 37.
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 104 (Sept. 2015); and Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale No. 1325 lot 3020 (2025).
2 images of COV-644 are recorded (front, back); the Kamptee HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1825–1837.
Questions about COV-644
- What is COV-644?
- COV-644 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kamptee, North Western Provinces of 22 August 1825, bearing the Kamptee HG 2 handstamp in black. Siegel - India, Kamptee, 1825, "KAMPTEE/POST PAID" Handstamp (Giles 2). Exceptionally bold strike with manuscript "22d August 1825" date and "2(a)6(p)" rate added on back of large part folded cover (missing side flaps) to Redford, Scotland, lightly struck framed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" handstamp (Robertson In. 3) and framed "1/2" handstamp, Madras Out Station Ship Letter (Sept. 3), London, and Edinburgh transit datestamps, manuscript "2/4" rate marking rerated to "3/4", some minor tape stains to front panel, Very Fine strike Cavendish - KAMPTEE - PORTSMOUTH INDIA LETTERS PAIR WITH THE BOXED “POST PAID” MARKS IN BLACK OR RED; 22 Aug. 1825/12 June 1832 pair of Es (latter with side-flaps removed & both with slight stains) to GB with mainly very fine boxed “KAMPTEE/POST PAID” marks (HG2/HG3) in black (scarce; 1825 only) or claret-purple on the flaps beside large oval Madras “SHIP LETTER” d.s.’s, and each with a fair or fine boxed “INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH” on the front. Good pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 37.
- How scarce is the Kamptee HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Kamptee HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1825–1837.
- What is the provenance of COV-644?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 104 (Sept. 2015); and Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale No. 1325 lot 3020 (2025).
- When was COV-644 posted?
- COV-644 is dated 22 August 1825, within the recorded period of use of Kamptee HG 2 (1825–1837).
About this record
This 22 August 1825 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kamptee HG 2 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Manning, lot 104, (Sept. 2015); Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale No. 1325, lot 3020, (2025).