Scan or Photo Courtesy of Ravi Vora
Date
26 April 1848
Description
Baroda was a sizable town in the Bombay Military District in which Captain Tapp, the writer of this letter, was stationed in the "Bombay Army." The Captain notes on the letter: "Paid to Bombay, Payment not taken in India further!!" Beginning in 1845 it became optional for the sender in India to prepay steamer postage. Tapp wanted postal authorities to know that he had not prepaid such postage. The 26 April Baroda all-India mark notes that Captain Tapp paid 2 annas postage for transit to the port of Bombay where the familiar overland "India" handstamp was applied. Tapp's letter travelled via Marseilles and reached London and Mr. Peat the Saddler on 1 June 1848.
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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 Baroda pre stamp cover
COV-5034 is a Baroda pre stamp cover of 26 April 1848 bearing the Baroda HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Baroda postal history — the office known today as Vadodara, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Baroda was a sizable town in the Bombay Military District in which Captain Tapp, the writer of this letter, was stationed in the "Bombay Army." The Captain notes on the letter: "Paid to Bombay, Payment not taken in India further!!" Beginning in 1845 it became optional for the sender in India to prepay steamer postage. Tapp wanted postal authorities to know that he had not prepaid such postage. The 26 April Baroda all-India mark notes that Captain Tapp paid 2 annas postage for transit to the port of Bombay where the familiar overland "India" handstamp was applied. Tapp's letter travelled via Marseilles and reached London and Mr. Peat the Saddler on 1 June 1848.
1 image of COV-5034 is recorded (front); the Baroda HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1845–1849.
Questions about COV-5034
- What is COV-5034?
- COV-5034 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Baroda, Bombay Presidency of 26 April 1848, bearing the Baroda HG 1 handstamp in red. Baroda was a sizable town in the Bombay Military District in which Captain Tapp, the writer of this letter, was stationed in the "Bombay Army." The Captain notes on the letter: "Paid to Bombay, Payment not taken in India further!!" Beginning in 1845 it became optional for the sender in India to prepay steamer postage. Tapp wanted postal authorities to know that he had not prepaid such postage. The 26 April Baroda all-India mark notes that Captain Tapp paid 2 annas postage for transit to the port of Bombay where the familiar overland "India" handstamp was applied. Tapp's letter travelled via Marseilles and reached London and Mr. Peat the Saddler on 1 June 1848.
- How scarce is the Baroda HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Baroda HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1845–1849.
- When was COV-5034 posted?
- COV-5034 is dated 26 April 1848, within the recorded period of use of Baroda HG 1 (1845–1849).
About this record
This 26 April 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 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded.