COV-3938 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bombay, Bombay Presidency of 1815, bearing the Bombay HG 4 handstamp in black. India 1815 pre-stamp cover from Bombay (Giles #4) w/ Gravesend Ship Letter 2 line cachet at front to Glasgow

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.

When was COV-3938 posted?

COV-3938 is dated 1815, within the recorded period of use of Bombay HG 4 (1809–1815).

COV-3938

1815 Bombay Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1815, Bombay HG 4 handstruck folded letter (COV-3938)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Bombay HG 4, scan 2 (COV-3938)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1815

Description

India 1815 pre-stamp cover from Bombay (Giles #4) w/ Gravesend Ship Letter 2 line cachet at front to Glasgow

Auction

Sephils

87, Lot 0108, (2024)

Sephils

710, Lot 0104, (2026)

Same office

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About this Bombay pre stamp cover

COV-3938 is a Bombay pre stamp cover of 1815 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 1815 pre-stamp cover from Bombay (Giles #4) w/ Gravesend Ship Letter 2 line cachet at front to Glasgow

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 87 lot 0108 (2024); and Sephils 710 lot 0104 (2026).

2 images of COV-3938 are recorded; the Bombay HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1809–1815.

Questions about COV-3938

What is COV-3938?: COV-3938 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bombay, Bombay Presidency of 1815, bearing the Bombay HG 4 handstamp in black. India 1815 pre-stamp cover from Bombay (Giles #4) w/ Gravesend Ship Letter 2 line cachet at front to Glasgow
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-3938?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 87 lot 0108 (2024); and Sephils 710 lot 0104 (2026).
When was COV-3938 posted?: COV-3938 is dated 1815, within the recorded period of use of Bombay HG 4 (1809–1815).

About this record

This 1815 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 Sephils, 87, lot 0108, (2024); Sephils, 710, lot 0104, (2026).