COV-1529

12 July 1841 Belgaum HG 3 Cover

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12 July 1841 Belgaum HG 3 pre stamp cover — COV-1529

Belgaum HG 3 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-1529)

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Date

12 July 1841

Description

1841 BELGAUM Paid Giles 3 on native cover to Madras with Madras G.P.O. Giles MX5 and boxed AM

Auction

StampBay

15, Lot 8

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Other recorded marks at Belgaum

7 marks

7 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 2handstampOrange1832–1837
Belgaum HG 4handstampRed1838–1852
Belgaum HG 4AhandstampRed1838
Belgaum HG 5handstampRed1840–1857
Belgaum HG 6handstampBlack1851–1858
Belgaum HG 7handstampBlack18??

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About this record

This 12 July 1841 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Belgaum HG 3 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 StampBay, 15, lot 8.