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Description
India 1856 superb entire Folded Letter from Bombay to Dhollera, Franked with 1/2a Blue Lithograph Die III Pair (SG 8a), Cancelled by '1' Diamond of Bars, Red Dhollera Cachet at back
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About this Dhollera pre stamp cover
COV-5415 is a Dhollera pre stamp cover of 2026 bearing the Dhollera HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Dhollera postal history — the office known today as Dholera, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India 1856 superb entire Folded Letter from Bombay to Dhollera, Franked with 1/2a Blue Lithograph Die III Pair (SG 8a), Cancelled by '1' Diamond of Bars, Red Dhollera Cachet at back
Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 745 lot 0058 (2026).
2 images of COV-5415 are recorded; the Dhollera HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1858.
Questions about COV-5415
- What is COV-5415?
- COV-5415 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dhollera, Bombay Presidency of 2026, bearing the Dhollera HG 1 handstamp in red. India 1856 superb entire Folded Letter from Bombay to Dhollera, Franked with 1/2a Blue Lithograph Die III Pair (SG 8a), Cancelled by '1' Diamond of Bars, Red Dhollera Cachet at back
- How scarce is the Dhollera HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Dhollera HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1858.
- What is the provenance of COV-5415?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 745 lot 0058 (2026).
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Dhollera HG 1 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 745, lot 0058, (2026).