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Description
Postal cover from boorhanpore (bombay), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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Other recorded marks at Boorhanpore
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Boorhanpore is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this Boorhanpore pre stamp cover
COV-4208 is a Boorhanpore pre stamp cover bearing the Boorhanpore HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Boorhanpore postal history — the office known today as Burhanpur, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from boorhanpore (bombay), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-4208 is recorded (front); the Boorhanpore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1853–1855.
Questions about COV-4208
- What is COV-4208?
- COV-4208 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Boorhanpore, Bombay Presidency, bearing the Boorhanpore HG 1 handstamp in red. Postal cover from boorhanpore (bombay), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Boorhanpore HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Boorhanpore HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1853–1855.
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Boorhanpore HG 1 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.