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Date
1841
Description
Postal cover from dharwar (bombay), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Red. Dated 1841. Note: Revised illustration. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Same office
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-3819 is a Dharwar pre stamp cover of 1841 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?
Postal cover from dharwar (bombay), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Red. Dated 1841. Note: Revised illustration. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
2 images of COV-3819 are recorded (front, back); the Dharwar HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1855.
Questions about COV-3819
- What is COV-3819?
- COV-3819 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dharwar, Bombay Presidency of 1841, bearing the Dharwar HG 3 handstamp in red. Postal cover from dharwar (bombay), bearing HG 3 handstamp in Red. Dated 1841. Note: Revised illustration. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- 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.
- When was COV-3819 posted?
- COV-3819 is dated 1841, within the recorded period of use of Dharwar HG 3 (1841–1855).
About this record
This 1841 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.