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Date
18 October 1857
Description
Kussowlee: 1857 (18 Oct.) entire letter "via Lahore and Bombay" to Calcutta showing "KUSSOWLEE" c.d.s. (HG 3) in black (unrecorded by Hammond Giles) alongside framed "PM"; interesting contents showing the feelings of a lady residing in the hills for safety at the time of the Indian Mutiny, while her husband was with the Forces engaged in putting down the uprising, and "letters take so long in the circumstances". Photo.
Auction
Provenance
Derek Hammond Giles
Same office
Other recorded marks at Kussowlee
6 marks6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Kussowlee are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Kussowlee pre stamp cover
COV-1965 is a Kussowlee pre stamp cover of 18 October 1857 bearing the Kussowlee HG 3 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Kussowlee postal history — the office known today as Kasauli, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?
Kussowlee: 1857 (18 Oct.) entire letter "via Lahore and Bombay" to Calcutta showing "KUSSOWLEE" c.d.s. (HG 3) in black (unrecorded by Hammond Giles) alongside framed "PM"; interesting contents showing the feelings of a lady residing in the hills for safety at the time of the Indian Mutiny, while her husband was with the Forces engaged in putting down the uprising, and "letters take so long in the circumstances". Photo.
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 200.
1 image of COV-1965 is recorded; the Kussowlee HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1857.
Questions about COV-1965
- What is COV-1965?
- COV-1965 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kussowlee, Punjab of 18 October 1857, bearing the Kussowlee HG 3 handstamp in red. Kussowlee: 1857 (18 Oct.) entire letter "via Lahore and Bombay" to Calcutta showing "KUSSOWLEE" c.d.s. (HG 3) in black (unrecorded by Hammond Giles) alongside framed "PM"; interesting contents showing the feelings of a lady residing in the hills for safety at the time of the Indian Mutiny, while her husband was with the Forces engaged in putting down the uprising, and "letters take so long in the circumstances". Photo.
- How scarce is the Kussowlee HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Kussowlee HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1857.
- What is the provenance of COV-1965?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 200.
- When was COV-1965 posted?
- COV-1965 is dated 18 October 1857, within the recorded period of use of Kussowlee HG 3 (1857).
About this record
This 18 October 1857 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kussowlee HG 3 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 200.