COV-4219
7 September 1858 Belgaum Cover

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Date
7 September 1858
Description
Postal cover from belgaum (bombay), bearing HG 5 handstamp in Red. Dated 7 September 1858. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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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 3handstampRed1839–1854
- Belgaum HG 4handstampRed1838–1852
- Belgaum HG 4AhandstampRed1838–1843
- Belgaum HG 6handstampBlack1851–1858
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About this Belgaum pre stamp cover
COV-4219 is a Belgaum pre stamp cover of 7 September 1858 bearing the Belgaum HG 5 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 5 handstamp in Red. Dated 7 September 1858. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-4219 is recorded (front); the Belgaum HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1840–1858.
Questions about COV-4219
- What is COV-4219?
- COV-4219 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Belgaum, Bombay Presidency of 7 September 1858, bearing the Belgaum HG 5 handstamp in red. Postal cover from belgaum (bombay), bearing HG 5 handstamp in Red. Dated 7 September 1858. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Belgaum HG 5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Belgaum HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1840–1858.
- When was COV-4219 posted?
- COV-4219 is dated 7 September 1858, within the recorded period of use of Belgaum HG 5 (1840–1858).
About this record
This 7 September 1858 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 13 surviving covers with this mark recorded.
