COV-4275

Belgaum HG 5 Cover

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Belgaum HG 5 pre stamp cover — COV-4275 — front

Belgaum HG 5 pre stamp cover — back (COV-4275) — back

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Auction: 23028 - Stamps and Covers of India and South East Asia, (2024)

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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.

Belgaum HG 1handstampRed1829–1837
Belgaum HG 2handstampOrange1832–1837
Belgaum HG 3handstampRed1839–1849
Belgaum HG 4handstampRed1838–1852
Belgaum HG 4AhandstampRed1838
Belgaum HG 6handstampBlack1851–1858
Belgaum HG 7handstampBlack18??

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About this record

This pre-1854 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 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Auction: 23028 - Stamps and Covers of India and South East Asia, (2024).