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Date
6 July 1841
Description
Pre-Stamp Cover, 1841, Belgaum to Madras, Letter posted from Belgaum address to Madras having three-line postmark on front of the cover. Postage paid value 4 As. Red ink dispatched postmark in the box form in three-line, that reads as “BELGAUM | 1841 JUL 6 | Paid 4As”. On the back of the cover two-line rectangular box postmark in Red ink, “G.P.O. | 1841 JUL.12” and A. M. postmark in Black ink within a square, exhibit cover is in excellent condition, Very Rare.
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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 2handstampOrange1832–1837
- Belgaum HG 4handstampRed1838–1852
- Belgaum HG 4AhandstampRed1838
- Belgaum HG 5handstampRed1840–1858
- Belgaum HG 6handstampBlack1851–1858
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About this Belgaum pre stamp cover
COV-4752 is a Belgaum pre stamp cover of 6 July 1841 bearing the Belgaum HG 3 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Belgaum postal history — the office known today as Belagavi, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Pre-Stamp Cover, 1841, Belgaum to Madras, Letter posted from Belgaum address to Madras having three-line postmark on front of the cover. Postage paid value 4 As. Red ink dispatched postmark in the box form in three-line, that reads as “BELGAUM | 1841 JUL 6 | Paid 4As”. On the back of the cover two-line rectangular box postmark in Red ink, “G.P.O. | 1841 JUL.12” and A. M. postmark in Black ink within a square, exhibit cover is in excellent condition, Very Rare.
Its recorded auction history runs through marudhararts 39 lot 2.
2 images of COV-4752 are recorded (front, back); the Belgaum HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1839–1849.
Questions about COV-4752
- What is COV-4752?
- COV-4752 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Belgaum, Bombay Presidency of 6 July 1841, bearing the Belgaum HG 3 handstamp in red. Pre-Stamp Cover, 1841, Belgaum to Madras, Letter posted from Belgaum address to Madras having three-line postmark on front of the cover. Postage paid value 4 As. Red ink dispatched postmark in the box form in three-line, that reads as “BELGAUM | 1841 JUL 6 | Paid 4As”. On the back of the cover two-line rectangular box postmark in Red ink, “G.P.O. | 1841 JUL.12” and A. M. postmark in Black ink within a square, exhibit cover is in excellent condition, Very Rare.
- How scarce is the Belgaum HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Belgaum HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1839–1849.
- What is the provenance of COV-4752?
- Its recorded auction history runs through marudhararts 39 lot 2.
- When was COV-4752 posted?
- COV-4752 is dated 6 July 1841, within the recorded period of use of Belgaum HG 3 (1839–1849).
About this record
This 6 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 10 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with marudhararts, 39, lot 2.