COV-2190 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dharwar, Bombay Presidency of 2 November 1819, bearing the Dharwar MN 1 manuscript marking. Postal cover from dharwar (bombay), bearing MN 1 handstamp in unknown. Dated 2 November 1819. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Dharwar MN 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Dharwar MN 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1819.

When was COV-2190 posted?

COV-2190 is dated 2 November 1819, within the recorded period of use of Dharwar MN 1 (1819).

COV-2190

2 November 1819 Dharwar Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 2 November 1819, Dharwar MN 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-2190) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of India Study Circle IP218

Date

2 November 1819

Description

Postal cover from dharwar (bombay), bearing MN 1 handstamp in unknown. Dated 2 November 1819. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Provenance

India Study Circle IP218

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About this Dharwar pre stamp cover

COV-2190 is a Dharwar pre stamp cover of 2 November 1819 bearing the Dharwar MN 1 manuscript marking, 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 MN 1 handstamp in unknown. Dated 2 November 1819. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

India Study Circle IP218

1 image of COV-2190 is recorded (front); the Dharwar MN 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1819.

Questions about COV-2190

What is COV-2190?: COV-2190 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dharwar, Bombay Presidency of 2 November 1819, bearing the Dharwar MN 1 manuscript marking. Postal cover from dharwar (bombay), bearing MN 1 handstamp in unknown. Dated 2 November 1819. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Dharwar MN 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Dharwar MN 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1819.
What is the provenance of COV-2190?: India Study Circle IP218
When was COV-2190 posted?: COV-2190 is dated 2 November 1819, within the recorded period of use of Dharwar MN 1 (1819).

About this record

This 2 November 1819 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Dharwar MN 1 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.