COV-4280 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bombay, Bombay Presidency of 30 September 1856, bearing the Bombay X7 handstamp in black. Postal cover from bombay (bombay), bearing HG 24 handstamp in Red. Dated 30 September 1856. Note: mm. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Bombay X7 mark on this cover?

The census grades Bombay X7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use ?.

When was COV-4280 posted?

COV-4280 is dated 30 September 1856, within the recorded period of use of Bombay X7 (?).

COV-4280

30 September 1856 Bombay Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 30 September 1856, Bombay X7 handstruck folded letter (COV-4280) — front

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Date

30 September 1856

Description

Postal cover from bombay (bombay), bearing HG 24 handstamp in Red. Dated 30 September 1856. Note: mm. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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About this Bombay pre stamp cover

COV-4280 is a Bombay pre stamp cover of 30 September 1856 bearing the Bombay X7 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 HG 24 handstamp in Red. Dated 30 September 1856. Note: mm. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-4280 is recorded (front); the Bombay X7 mark itself is recorded in use ?.

Questions about COV-4280

What is COV-4280?: COV-4280 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bombay, Bombay Presidency of 30 September 1856, bearing the Bombay X7 handstamp in black. Postal cover from bombay (bombay), bearing HG 24 handstamp in Red. Dated 30 September 1856. Note: mm. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Bombay X7 mark on this cover?: The census grades Bombay X7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use ?.
When was COV-4280 posted?: COV-4280 is dated 30 September 1856, within the recorded period of use of Bombay X7 (?).

About this record

This 30 September 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bombay X7 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.