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COV-3630

15 October 1849 Belgaum HG 4 Cover

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15 October 1849 Belgaum HG 4 pre stamp cover — COV-3630
Belgaum HG 4 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-3630)
Belgaum HG 4 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-3630)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

15 October 1849

Description

India 1849 soldier's letter from Belgaum to Paisley, Scotland. Routed via Southampton despite being marked 'via Marseilles'. Not liable to Indian postage but charged 2d on receipt in UK.

Auction

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584, Lot 0108, (2026)

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Other recorded marks at Belgaum

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About this record

This 15 October 1849 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Belgaum HG 4 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 584, lot 0108, (2026).