COV-1998
5 July 1836 Belgaum HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
5 July 1836
Description
Belgaum: 1836 (5 July) entire letter to Calcutta showing, on reverse, largely fine "BELGAUM/POST PAID" (HG 1) in red-brown, completed for 1r.4a., with Poona Post Paid c.d.s. (HG 7) alongside and Calcutta G.P.O. c.d.s. (HG G9). Photo.
Auction
Provenance
Derek Hammond Giles
Same office
Other recorded marks at Belgaum
7 marks7 other pre-1854 postal markings of Belgaum are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 5 July 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Belgaum HG 1 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 259.