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30 September 1837 Belgaum HG 2 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Santosh MS
Date
30 September 1837
Description
1837 Belgaum – London service entire via Bombay & Cape route, with Belgaum Giles 2 "BELGAUM/POST FREE" handstamp, date "30th Sepr. 1837" applied in manuscript, sent bearing to the UK via the Cape route, entered through Plymouth port & there "INDIA LETTER/PLYMOUTH" handstamp applied & sent to London. There "6/4" (comprising 6s inland postage for Plymouth–London, as between 230–300 miles, for a letter between 1¼ and 1½ oz. (6th weight step), + 4d inward India–UK sea postage) applied in manuscript, which was collected from the recipient. No delivery mark applied, but the recipient endorsed "Recd April 22, 1838".
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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 30 September 1837 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 Private.