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Date
13 May 1845
Description
Doolia - unrecorded PO and unrecorded handstamp. Entire cover addressed from Poona having unrecorde handstamp of All India Type "Poona/ 1845 May13/ Paid" on May 13th 1845 addressed to the collector of Doolia with the All India Type "Doolia/ Paid" handstamp which is also unrecorded posted on May 13th 1845 and reached Doolia on May 16th 1845. Doolia Paid stamp is also used as arriving delivary handstamp.
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Other recorded marks at Dhoolia
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Dhoolia is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this Dhoolia pre stamp cover
COV-4115 is a Dhoolia pre stamp cover of 13 May 1845 bearing the Dhoolia HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Dhoolia postal history — the office known today as Dhule, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Doolia - unrecorded PO and unrecorded handstamp. Entire cover addressed from Poona having unrecorde handstamp of All India Type "Poona/ 1845 May13/ Paid" on May 13th 1845 addressed to the collector of Doolia with the All India Type "Doolia/ Paid" handstamp which is also unrecorded posted on May 13th 1845 and reached Doolia on May 16th 1845. Doolia Paid stamp is also used as arriving delivary handstamp.
1 image of COV-4115 is recorded (front); the Dhoolia HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1858.
Questions about COV-4115
- What is COV-4115?
- COV-4115 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dhoolia, Bombay Presidency of 13 May 1845, bearing the Dhoolia HG 1 handstamp in red. Doolia - unrecorded PO and unrecorded handstamp. Entire cover addressed from Poona having unrecorde handstamp of All India Type "Poona/ 1845 May13/ Paid" on May 13th 1845 addressed to the collector of Doolia with the All India Type "Doolia/ Paid" handstamp which is also unrecorded posted on May 13th 1845 and reached Doolia on May 16th 1845. Doolia Paid stamp is also used as arriving delivary handstamp.
- How scarce is the Dhoolia HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Dhoolia HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841–1858.
- When was COV-4115 posted?
- COV-4115 is dated 13 May 1845, within the recorded period of use of Dhoolia HG 1 (1841–1858).
About this record
This 13 May 1845 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Dhoolia HG 1 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded.