COV-2963

21 June 1854 Belgaum HG 6 Cover

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21 June 1854 Belgaum HG 6 pre stamp cover — COV-2963 — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Akshay Suresh

Date

21 June 1854

Description

Deesa to Belgaum entire letter with "DEESA/1854 JUN 22/ Bearing" in blue and "BELGAUM/1854 JULY 3/Bearing" in black.

Provenance

AGANJAM COLLECTION

Same office

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 5handstampRed1840–1857
Belgaum HG 7handstampBlack18??

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About this record

This 21 June 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Belgaum HG 6 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.