COV-4537 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ahmedabad Cantonment, Bombay Presidency, bearing the Ahmedabad Cantonment HG 4 handstamp in red. Postal cover from ahmedabad-cantonment (bombay), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Ahmedabad Cantonment HG 4 mark on this cover?

The census grades Ahmedabad Cantonment HG 4 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854.

COV-4537

Ahmedabad Cantonment Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Ahmedabad Cantonment HG 4 handstruck folded letter (COV-4537) — front

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Description

Postal cover from ahmedabad-cantonment (bombay), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Ahmedabad Cantonment

3 marks

3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Ahmedabad Cantonment are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this Ahmedabad Cantonment pre stamp cover

COV-4537 is an Ahmedabad Cantonment pre stamp cover bearing the Ahmedabad Cantonment HG 4 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Ahmedabad Cantonment postal history — the office known today as Ahmedabad, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from ahmedabad-cantonment (bombay), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-4537 is recorded (front); the Ahmedabad Cantonment HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1854.

Questions about COV-4537

What is COV-4537?: COV-4537 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ahmedabad Cantonment, Bombay Presidency, bearing the Ahmedabad Cantonment HG 4 handstamp in red. Postal cover from ahmedabad-cantonment (bombay), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Ahmedabad Cantonment HG 4 mark on this cover?: The census grades Ahmedabad Cantonment HG 4 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854.

About this record

This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ahmedabad Cantonment HG 4 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.