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Date
1810
Description
India, Surat, 1810, "SURAT/P. PAID" Circular Handstamp (Giles 2). Clear strike on 1810 folded letter to London, England, sender's directive "Post paid to B Bay & ship One Rupee" , bold strike of "B BAY POST PAID" in oval handstamp (Giles 4), London Crowned Ship Letter (Mar. 16) and London (Mar. 16) arrival datestamps, manuscript "8" due rate, cover with heavy toned file fold, Fine and scarce markings, the Bombay marking is particularly scarce this well-struck
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10134, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
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About this Bombay pre stamp cover
COV-324 is a Bombay pre stamp cover of 1810 bearing the Bombay HG 4 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?
India, Surat, 1810, "SURAT/P. PAID" Circular Handstamp (Giles 2). Clear strike on 1810 folded letter to London, England, sender's directive "Post paid to B Bay & ship One Rupee" , bold strike of "B BAY POST PAID" in oval handstamp (Giles 4), London Crowned Ship Letter (Mar. 16) and London (Mar. 16) arrival datestamps, manuscript "8" due rate, cover with heavy toned file fold, Fine and scarce markings, the Bombay marking is particularly scarce this well-struck
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10134.
2 images of COV-324 are recorded (front, back); the Bombay HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1809–1815.
Questions about COV-324
- What is COV-324?
- COV-324 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bombay, Bombay Presidency of 1810, bearing the Bombay HG 4 handstamp in black. India, Surat, 1810, "SURAT/P. PAID" Circular Handstamp (Giles 2). Clear strike on 1810 folded letter to London, England, sender's directive "Post paid to B Bay & ship One Rupee" , bold strike of "B BAY POST PAID" in oval handstamp (Giles 4), London Crowned Ship Letter (Mar. 16) and London (Mar. 16) arrival datestamps, manuscript "8" due rate, cover with heavy toned file fold, Fine and scarce markings, the Bombay marking is particularly scarce this well-struck
- How scarce is the Bombay HG 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Bombay HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1809–1815.
- What is the provenance of COV-324?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10134.
- When was COV-324 posted?
- COV-324 is dated 1810, within the recorded period of use of Bombay HG 4 (1809–1815).
About this record
This 1810 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bombay HG 4 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 12 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10134.