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Date
19 July 1848
Description
1848 Baroda – Mhow inland cover, with Baroda Giles 1 "BARODA/Paid" handstamp, date "19 July /48" & rate "4as" (paying 4A inland postage for a letter weighing between ½ and 1 Tolah, for a distance between 200 and 300 miles, as the distance between Baroda and Mhow was around 210 miles) applied in manuscript. No delivery mark applied.
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Other recorded marks at Baroda
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Baroda are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 19 July 1848 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Baroda HG 1 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Private.