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Date
1832
Same office
Other recorded marks at Bombay
111 marks111 other pre-1854 postal markings of Bombay are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Bombay HG AhandstampBlack1790
- Bombay HG 1handstampBlack1800
- Bombay HG 1BhandstampBlack1800–1801
- Bombay HG 2handstampBlack1804–1818
- Bombay HG 3handstampBlack1804–1806
- Bombay HG 4handstampBlack1809–1815
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About this Bombay pre stamp cover
COV-5031 is a Bombay pre stamp cover of 1832 bearing the Bombay HG 12 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Bombay postal history — the office known today as Mumbai, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
2 images of COV-5031 are recorded (front, back); the Bombay HG 12 mark itself is recorded in use 1829–1834.
Questions about COV-5031
- What is COV-5031?
- COV-5031 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bombay, Bombay Presidency of 1832, bearing the Bombay HG 12 handstamp in black.
- How scarce is the Bombay HG 12 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Bombay HG 12 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1829–1834.
- When was COV-5031 posted?
- COV-5031 is dated 1832, within the recorded period of use of Bombay HG 12 (1829–1834).
About this record
This 1832 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 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded.