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COV-207

1829 Bombay HG 12 Cover

Back to census|Bombay HG 12 · 5 covers recorded
1829 Bombay HG 12 pre stamp cover — COV-207
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Bombay HG 12 pre stamp cover — back (COV-207)
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Date

1829

Description

India, Bombay, 1829, "BOMBAY POST NOT PAID/GPO" Double-Circle Handstamp (Giles 12). Bold but watery strike on back of folded letter datelined Bombay Nov. 3, 1829, addressed to Bhooj, Nov. 12 internal receipt docketing, cover with heavy overall toning, still Fine and scarce strike

Auction

Sale 9020, Lot 10014, The Magnolia Collection Part 5

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About this record

This 1829 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bombay HG 12 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10014.