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Date
1872
Description
Postal cover from bombay (bombay), bearing X15 handstamp in Black. Dated 1872. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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- Bombay HG 2handstampBlack1804–1818
- Bombay HG 3handstampBlack1804–1806
- Bombay HG 4handstampBlack1809–1815
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About this Bombay pre stamp cover
COV-2747 is a Bombay pre stamp cover of 1872 bearing the Bombay X15 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?
Postal cover from bombay (bombay), bearing X15 handstamp in Black. Dated 1872. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-2747 is recorded (front); the Bombay X15 mark itself is recorded in use 1869–1872.
Questions about COV-2747
- What is COV-2747?
- COV-2747 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bombay, Bombay Presidency of 1872, bearing the Bombay X15 handstamp in black. Postal cover from bombay (bombay), bearing X15 handstamp in Black. Dated 1872. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Bombay X15 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Bombay X15 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1869–1872.
- When was COV-2747 posted?
- COV-2747 is dated 1872, within the recorded period of use of Bombay X15 (1869–1872).
About this record
This 1872 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bombay X15 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.