COV-2400
30 September 1837 Belgaum Cover
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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.
- Belgaum HG 1handstampRed1829–1837
- Belgaum HG 3handstampRed1839–1854
- Belgaum HG 4handstampRed1838–1852
- Belgaum HG 4AhandstampRed1838–1843
- Belgaum HG 5handstampRed1840–1858
- Belgaum HG 6handstampBlack1851–1858
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About this Belgaum pre stamp cover
COV-2400 is a Belgaum pre stamp cover of 30 September 1837 bearing the Belgaum HG 2 handstamp, struck in orange, recorded in the census of Belgaum postal history — the office known today as Belagavi, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
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".
Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
1 image of COV-2400 is recorded (front); the Belgaum HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1832–1837.
Questions about COV-2400
- What is COV-2400?
- COV-2400 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Belgaum, Bombay Presidency of 30 September 1837, bearing the Belgaum HG 2 handstamp in orange. 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".
- How scarce is the Belgaum HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Belgaum HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1832–1837.
- What is the provenance of COV-2400?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
- When was COV-2400 posted?
- COV-2400 is dated 30 September 1837, within the recorded period of use of Belgaum HG 2 (1832–1837).
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.