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Date
1831
Description
India, Sirowie, 1831, "SIROWIE/Pt Pd/18__" Oval Handstamp (Giles 1). Clear strike with manuscript "14 September (18) 31" date added on back folded letter to Calcutta, red "PM" handstamp, Calcutta (Oct. 4) arrival backstamp, accompanied by printed transcription of letter, cover soiled with heavy ink erosion which slightly affects postal marking, Fine though an incredibly rare strike
Auction
Sale 9054, Lot 10095, — The Magnolia Collection Part 7
About this Sirowie pre stamp cover
COV-504 is a Sirowie pre stamp cover of 1831 bearing the Sirowie HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Sirowie postal history — the office known today as Sirohi, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Sirowie, 1831, "SIROWIE/Pt Pd/18__" Oval Handstamp (Giles 1). Clear strike with manuscript "14 September (18) 31" date added on back folded letter to Calcutta, red "PM" handstamp, Calcutta (Oct. 4) arrival backstamp, accompanied by printed transcription of letter, cover soiled with heavy ink erosion which slightly affects postal marking, Fine though an incredibly rare strike
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9054 lot 10095.
2 images of COV-504 are recorded (front, back); the Sirowie HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1831–1832.
Questions about COV-504
- What is COV-504?
- COV-504 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Sirowie, Punjab of 1831, bearing the Sirowie HG 1 handstamp in red. India, Sirowie, 1831, "SIROWIE/Pt Pd/18__" Oval Handstamp (Giles 1). Clear strike with manuscript "14 September (18) 31" date added on back folded letter to Calcutta, red "PM" handstamp, Calcutta (Oct. 4) arrival backstamp, accompanied by printed transcription of letter, cover soiled with heavy ink erosion which slightly affects postal marking, Fine though an incredibly rare strike
- How scarce is the Sirowie HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Sirowie HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1831–1832.
- What is the provenance of COV-504?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9054 lot 10095.
- When was COV-504 posted?
- COV-504 is dated 1831, within the recorded period of use of Sirowie HG 1 (1831–1832).
About this record
This 1831 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sirowie HG 1 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, lot 10095.