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COV-2988

4 January 1837 Bombay SD3 Cover

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4 January 1837 Bombay SD3 pre stamp cover — COV-2988
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Bombay SD3 pre stamp cover — back (COV-2988)
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Date

4 January 1837

Description

Dealer description: 1837 (4 Jan). EL full text carried via GPO / Bombay. Per Hugh Lindsay to London, fwded. Paid Indian Inland postage + steamer / annotated + 3sh / 2d GB arrival + 6 with local Indian native annotation. Displays excellent. Additional information: Faint Bombay SD3, Calcutta HG 15

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About this record

This 4 January 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bombay SD3 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 14 surviving covers with this mark recorded.