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Date
11 August 1851
Description
India 1851 Ahmedabad–Bombay Paid Cover with Red AHMEDABAD Aug 11 Segmented Boxed 9A, Early Giles Type 3 Supplement Usage, Black Bombay G.P.O. Aug 17 Circular Type G3, Manuscript P.Paid
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Other recorded marks at Ahmedabad
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Ahmedabad are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 11 August 1851 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ahmedabad HG 3 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 492, lot 0082, (2026).