COV-3247 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bombay, Bombay Presidency, bearing the Bombay SD10 handstamp in red. Postal cover from bombay (bombay), bearing SD10 handstamp in Red. 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.

COV-3247

Bombay Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Bombay SD10 handstruck folded letter (COV-3247) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Description

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

Auction

Stanley Gibbons

Same office

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About this Bombay pre stamp cover

COV-3247 is a Bombay pre stamp cover 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. Note: Revised impression. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Stanley Gibbons.

1 image of COV-3247 is recorded (front); the Bombay SD10 mark itself is recorded in use 1846–1866.

Questions about COV-3247

What is COV-3247?: COV-3247 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bombay, Bombay Presidency, bearing the Bombay SD10 handstamp in red. Postal cover from bombay (bombay), bearing SD10 handstamp in Red. 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.
What is the provenance of COV-3247?: Its recorded auction history runs through Stanley Gibbons.

About this record

This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bombay SD10 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 17 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Stanley Gibbons.