COV-1893
1 October 1836 Belgaum HG 2 Cover
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Date
1 October 1836
Description
1836 (1 Oct.) entire letter headed 'On the Service of the Belgaum Minister' and addressed to London, with very fine strike of boxed 'belgaum/ post free' and 1847 entire letter to Scotland with boxed 'belgaum/ paid' cachet in red (Hammond Giles type 5) and with oval 'india' handstamp in red alongside, transit and arrival marks on reverse; fine
Auction
24115 - The Philatelic Collector's Series including Rhodesia Double Head and Admiral Issues from the Paul Peggie and Andrew Wilson Collections - e-Auction
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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 1 October 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Belgaum HG 2 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 24115 - The Philatelic Collector's Series including Rhodesia Double Head and Admiral Issues from the Paul Peggie and Andrew Wilson Collections - e-Auction.