COV-4781 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Belgaum, Bombay Presidency of 18 December 1843, bearing the Belgaum HG 4A handstamp in red. Postal cover from belgaum (bombay), bearing HG 4A handstamp in Red. Dated 18 December 1843. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Belgaum HG 4A mark on this cover?

The census grades Belgaum HG 4A as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838.

When was COV-4781 posted?

COV-4781 is dated 18 December 1843, within the recorded period of use of Belgaum HG 4A (1838).

COV-4781

18 December 1843 Belgaum HG 4A Cover

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18 December 1843 Belgaum HG 4A pre stamp cover — COV-4781 — front

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Date

18 December 1843

Description

Postal cover from belgaum (bombay), bearing HG 4A handstamp in Red. Dated 18 December 1843. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Belgaum

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About this Belgaum pre stamp cover

COV-4781 is a Belgaum pre stamp cover of 18 December 1843 bearing the Belgaum HG 4A 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?

Postal cover from belgaum (bombay), bearing HG 4A handstamp in Red. Dated 18 December 1843. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-4781 is recorded (front); the Belgaum HG 4A mark itself is recorded in use 1838.

Questions about COV-4781

What is COV-4781?: COV-4781 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Belgaum, Bombay Presidency of 18 December 1843, bearing the Belgaum HG 4A handstamp in red. Postal cover from belgaum (bombay), bearing HG 4A handstamp in Red. Dated 18 December 1843. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Belgaum HG 4A mark on this cover?: The census grades Belgaum HG 4A as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838.
When was COV-4781 posted?: COV-4781 is dated 18 December 1843, within the recorded period of use of Belgaum HG 4A (1838).

About this record

This 18 December 1843 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Belgaum HG 4A handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.