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Date
7 August 1852
Description
India, Kotgurh, 1852, "KOTGURH/AUG 1852" Framed Datestamp (Giles Unrecorded). Clear strike in red on arrival, cover originating in Great Britain with 1sh Embossed, cut to shape, tied by barred "56" cancel, Newtown Jun. 17, 1852 despatch datestamp on back, addressed to Mutra, forwarded to Simla and Kotgurh, sender's directive "Via Southampton & Bombay", London (Jun. 18), Bombay Bearing (Jul. 21), Simla Bearing (Giles 7, Aug. 6), and red Simla (Giles 6, Aug. 6) datestamps, cover with trace of soiling, Very Fine and well-travelled cover, particularly desirable with the Great Britain 1sh Embossed stamp
Auction
Sale 9054 - The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 7, Lot 10056
About this Kotegurh pre stamp cover
COV-2788 is a Kotegurh pre stamp cover of 7 August 1852 bearing the Kotegurh HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Kotegurh postal history — the office known today as Kotgarh, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Kotgurh, 1852, "KOTGURH/AUG 1852" Framed Datestamp (Giles Unrecorded). Clear strike in red on arrival, cover originating in Great Britain with 1sh Embossed, cut to shape, tied by barred "56" cancel, Newtown Jun. 17, 1852 despatch datestamp on back, addressed to Mutra, forwarded to Simla and Kotgurh, sender's directive "Via Southampton & Bombay", London (Jun. 18), Bombay Bearing (Jul. 21), Simla Bearing (Giles 7, Aug. 6), and red Simla (Giles 6, Aug. 6) datestamps, cover with trace of soiling, Very Fine and well-travelled cover, particularly desirable with the Great Britain 1sh Embossed stamp
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9054 - The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 7 lot 10056.
2 images of COV-2788 are recorded (front, back); the Kotegurh HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1852.
Questions about COV-2788
- What is COV-2788?
- COV-2788 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kotegurh, Punjab of 7 August 1852, bearing the Kotegurh HG 1 handstamp in red. India, Kotgurh, 1852, "KOTGURH/AUG 1852" Framed Datestamp (Giles Unrecorded). Clear strike in red on arrival, cover originating in Great Britain with 1sh Embossed, cut to shape, tied by barred "56" cancel, Newtown Jun. 17, 1852 despatch datestamp on back, addressed to Mutra, forwarded to Simla and Kotgurh, sender's directive "Via Southampton & Bombay", London (Jun. 18), Bombay Bearing (Jul. 21), Simla Bearing (Giles 7, Aug. 6), and red Simla (Giles 6, Aug. 6) datestamps, cover with trace of soiling, Very Fine and well-travelled cover, particularly desirable with the Great Britain 1sh Embossed stamp
- How scarce is the Kotegurh HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Kotegurh HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1852.
- What is the provenance of COV-2788?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9054 - The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 7 lot 10056.
- When was COV-2788 posted?
- COV-2788 is dated 7 August 1852, within the recorded period of use of Kotegurh HG 1 (1852).
About this record
This 7 August 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kotegurh HG 1 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054 - The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 7, lot 10056.