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Date
12 June 1832
Description
Siegel - India, Kamptee, 1832, "KAMPTEE/POST PAID" Framed Handstamp (Giles 2). Clearly struck in reddish violet with manuscript "12 June 1832" date and "13 Annas" rate added on back of folded letter to Teignmouth, England, framed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" handstamp (Robertson In. 3), bold strike of "Out Station Ship Letter, Madras, 23 JU 23 1832" oval transit datestamp (Giles SD11), manuscript "1/2" rate marking, cover with sealed splitting on internal folds (affecting part of front panel) and minor overall soiling, still Very Fine strike of this scarce postal marking from Kamptee 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 3021
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-645 is a Kamptee pre stamp cover of 12 June 1832 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, 1832, "KAMPTEE/POST PAID" Framed Handstamp (Giles 2). Clearly struck in reddish violet with manuscript "12 June 1832" date and "13 Annas" rate added on back of folded letter to Teignmouth, England, framed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" handstamp (Robertson In. 3), bold strike of "Out Station Ship Letter, Madras, 23 JU 23 1832" oval transit datestamp (Giles SD11), manuscript "1/2" rate marking, cover with sealed splitting on internal folds (affecting part of front panel) and minor overall soiling, still Very Fine strike of this scarce postal marking from Kamptee 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 3021 (2025).
2 images of COV-645 are recorded (front, back); the Kamptee HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1825–1837.
Questions about COV-645
- What is COV-645?
- COV-645 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kamptee, North Western Provinces of 12 June 1832, bearing the Kamptee HG 2 handstamp in black. Siegel - India, Kamptee, 1832, "KAMPTEE/POST PAID" Framed Handstamp (Giles 2). Clearly struck in reddish violet with manuscript "12 June 1832" date and "13 Annas" rate added on back of folded letter to Teignmouth, England, framed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" handstamp (Robertson In. 3), bold strike of "Out Station Ship Letter, Madras, 23 JU 23 1832" oval transit datestamp (Giles SD11), manuscript "1/2" rate marking, cover with sealed splitting on internal folds (affecting part of front panel) and minor overall soiling, still Very Fine strike of this scarce postal marking from Kamptee 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-645?
- 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 3021 (2025).
- When was COV-645 posted?
- COV-645 is dated 12 June 1832, within the recorded period of use of Kamptee HG 2 (1825–1837).
About this record
This 12 June 1832 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 3021, (2025).