COV-2567 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bombay, Bombay Presidency of 18 December 1849, bearing the Bombay SD10 handstamp in red. Postal cover from bombay (bombay), bearing SD10 handstamp in Red. Dated 18 December 1849. Note: Revised impression. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Bombay SD10 mark on this cover?

The census grades Bombay SD10 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1846–1866.

When was COV-2567 posted?

COV-2567 is dated 18 December 1849, within the recorded period of use of Bombay SD10 (1846–1866).

COV-2567

18 December 1849 Bombay SD10 Cover

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18 December 1849 Bombay SD10 pre stamp cover — COV-2567 — front

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Date

18 December 1849

Description

Postal cover from bombay (bombay), bearing SD10 handstamp in Red. Dated 18 December 1849. Note: Revised impression. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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About this Bombay pre stamp cover

COV-2567 is a Bombay pre stamp cover of 18 December 1849 bearing the Bombay SD10 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Bombay postal history — the office known today as Mumbai, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from bombay (bombay), bearing SD10 handstamp in Red. Dated 18 December 1849. Note: Revised impression. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2567 is recorded (front); the Bombay SD10 mark itself is recorded in use 1846–1866.

Questions about COV-2567

What is COV-2567?: COV-2567 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bombay, Bombay Presidency of 18 December 1849, bearing the Bombay SD10 handstamp in red. Postal cover from bombay (bombay), bearing SD10 handstamp in Red. Dated 18 December 1849. Note: Revised impression. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Bombay SD10 mark on this cover?: The census grades Bombay SD10 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1846–1866.
When was COV-2567 posted?: COV-2567 is dated 18 December 1849, within the recorded period of use of Bombay SD10 (1846–1866).

About this record

This 18 December 1849 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bombay SD10 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 14 surviving covers with this mark recorded.