COV-3756

27 December 1840 Belgaum HG 3 Cover

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27 December 1840 Belgaum HG 3 pre stamp cover — COV-3756

Belgaum HG 3 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-3756)

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Date

27 December 1840

Description

India 1840 cover from Belgaum to Madras with handstruck postage stamp, dated December 27. Features red 'Belgaum' postmark and 'G.P.O. Jan 2' marking, 8 annas paid.

Auction

Sephils

471, Lot 0099, (2025)

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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 27 December 1840 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 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 471, lot 0099, (2025).