COV-2814 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ahmedabad, Bombay Presidency of 31 August 1852, bearing the Ahmedabad HG 4 handstamp in red. Postal cover from ahmedabad (bombay), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Dated 31 August 1852. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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

The census grades Ahmedabad HG 4 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1852.

When was COV-2814 posted?

COV-2814 is dated 31 August 1852, within the recorded period of use of Ahmedabad HG 4 (1852).

COV-2814

31 August 1852 Ahmedabad HG 4 Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 31 August 1852, Ahmedabad HG 4 handstruck folded letter (COV-2814) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Ahmedabad HG 4, back (COV-2814) — back

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Date

31 August 1852

Description

Postal cover from ahmedabad (bombay), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Dated 31 August 1852. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Ahmedabad

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About this Ahmedabad pre stamp cover

COV-2814 is an Ahmedabad pre stamp cover of 31 August 1852 bearing the Ahmedabad HG 4 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Ahmedabad postal history, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from ahmedabad (bombay), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Dated 31 August 1852. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

2 images of COV-2814 are recorded (front, back); the Ahmedabad HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1852.

Questions about COV-2814

What is COV-2814?: COV-2814 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ahmedabad, Bombay Presidency of 31 August 1852, bearing the Ahmedabad HG 4 handstamp in red. Postal cover from ahmedabad (bombay), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Dated 31 August 1852. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Ahmedabad HG 4 mark on this cover?: The census grades Ahmedabad HG 4 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1852.
When was COV-2814 posted?: COV-2814 is dated 31 August 1852, within the recorded period of use of Ahmedabad HG 4 (1852).

About this record

This 31 August 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ahmedabad HG 4 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.