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Date
13 August 1852
Description
Two small covers to the same addressee in Bombay from Ahmedabad, a town 130 miles from Bombay. On the front of each cover is the rectangular handstamp “AHMEDABAD”-DATE-Paid – (HG 1993 Supplement) in use from 1852. Both have the Bombay General Post Office circular stamp with G.P.O. – date – AM/PM. The first letter has the date July 3rd and the second August 13. The “PM” stamp is not recorded by Giles.
Auction
Autumn 2025 Auction Series - British Empire, Lot 50707, (2025)
Same office
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 Ahmedabad pre stamp cover
COV-5015 is an Ahmedabad pre stamp cover of 13 August 1852 bearing the Ahmedabad HG 3 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Ahmedabad postal history, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Two small covers to the same addressee in Bombay from Ahmedabad, a town 130 miles from Bombay. On the front of each cover is the rectangular handstamp “AHMEDABAD”-DATE-Paid – (HG 1993 Supplement) in use from 1852. Both have the Bombay General Post Office circular stamp with G.P.O. – date – AM/PM. The first letter has the date July 3rd and the second August 13. The “PM” stamp is not recorded by Giles.
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA Autumn 2025 Auction Series - British Empire lot 50707 (2025).
1 image of COV-5015 is recorded (front); the Ahmedabad HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1851–1852.
Questions about COV-5015
- What is COV-5015?
- COV-5015 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ahmedabad, Bombay Presidency of 13 August 1852, bearing the Ahmedabad HG 3 handstamp in red. Two small covers to the same addressee in Bombay from Ahmedabad, a town 130 miles from Bombay. On the front of each cover is the rectangular handstamp “AHMEDABAD”-DATE-Paid – (HG 1993 Supplement) in use from 1852. Both have the Bombay General Post Office circular stamp with G.P.O. – date – AM/PM. The first letter has the date July 3rd and the second August 13. The “PM” stamp is not recorded by Giles.
- How scarce is the Ahmedabad HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Ahmedabad HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1851–1852.
- What is the provenance of COV-5015?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA Autumn 2025 Auction Series - British Empire lot 50707 (2025).
- When was COV-5015 posted?
- COV-5015 is dated 13 August 1852, within the recorded period of use of Ahmedabad HG 3 (1851–1852).
About this record
This 13 August 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ahmedabad HG 3 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, Autumn 2025 Auction Series - British Empire, lot 50707, (2025).