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COV-3732

9 Sep https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bombay/belgaum/hg-5/ Belgaum HG 5 Cover

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9 Sep https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bombay/belgaum/hg-5/ Belgaum HG 5 pre stamp cover — COV-3732
Belgaum HG 5 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-3732)
Belgaum HG 5 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-3732)
Belgaum HG 5 pre stamp cover — scan 4 (COV-3732)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

9 Sep https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bombay/belgaum/hg-5/

Description

India 1848 prestamp cover written in native language from Belgaum (Giles #5) to Madras

Auction

SephilsSephils

492, Lot 0083, (2026)

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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.

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About this record

This 9 Sep https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bombay/belgaum/hg-5/ pre stamp cover of British India bears the Belgaum HG 5 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, 492, lot 0083, (2026).