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Date
12 April 1843
Description
1846-56 Native covers with boxed Paid datestamp in red (14) or Bearing datestamps in black (3), Paid datestamps include Dharwar, Madura, Mysore, Alleppy, Belgaum, Chingleput, Coimbature, Negapatum, Hydrabad, Bugwah, etc., a few faults though most are fine. (17).
Auction
Auction Number 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, Lot 1143, (6th Nov 2025)
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Other recorded marks at Dharwar
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Dharwar are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Dharwar pre stamp cover
COV-2226 is a Dharwar pre stamp cover of 12 April 1843 bearing the Dharwar HG 3 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Dharwar postal history — the office known today as Dharwad, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1846-56 Native covers with boxed Paid datestamp in red (14) or Bearing datestamps in black (3), Paid datestamps include Dharwar, Madura, Mysore, Alleppy, Belgaum, Chingleput, Coimbature, Negapatum, Hydrabad, Bugwah, etc., a few faults though most are fine. (17).
Its recorded auction history runs through Argyll Etkin Auction Number 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History lot 1143 (6th Nov 2025).
1 image of COV-2226 is recorded (front); the Dharwar HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1855.
Questions about COV-2226
- What is COV-2226?
- COV-2226 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dharwar, Bombay Presidency of 12 April 1843, bearing the Dharwar HG 3 handstamp in red. 1846-56 Native covers with boxed Paid datestamp in red (14) or Bearing datestamps in black (3), Paid datestamps include Dharwar, Madura, Mysore, Alleppy, Belgaum, Chingleput, Coimbature, Negapatum, Hydrabad, Bugwah, etc., a few faults though most are fine. (17).
- How scarce is the Dharwar HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Dharwar HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841–1855.
- What is the provenance of COV-2226?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Argyll Etkin Auction Number 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History lot 1143 (6th Nov 2025).
- When was COV-2226 posted?
- COV-2226 is dated 12 April 1843, within the recorded period of use of Dharwar HG 3 (1841–1855).
About this record
This 12 April 1843 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Dharwar HG 3 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Argyll Etkin, Auction Number 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, lot 1143, (6th Nov 2025).