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Date
1844
Description
1844 : H.G. 2: Letter posted from DHOOLIA dated 13 June to AHMEDNAGAR, bearing postage 1 an. DHOOLIA was headquarter of the West Khandesh District and situated on Southern bank of the Panzara river.
Same office
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-847 is a Dhoolia pre stamp cover of 1844 bearing the Dhoolia HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Dhoolia postal history — the office known today as Dhule, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1844 : H.G. 2: Letter posted from DHOOLIA dated 13 June to AHMEDNAGAR, bearing postage 1 an. DHOOLIA was headquarter of the West Khandesh District and situated on Southern bank of the Panzara river.
1 image of COV-847 is recorded; the Dhoolia HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1844–1858.
Questions about COV-847
- What is COV-847?
- COV-847 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dhoolia, Bombay Presidency of 1844, bearing the Dhoolia HG 2 handstamp in black. 1844 : H.G. 2: Letter posted from DHOOLIA dated 13 June to AHMEDNAGAR, bearing postage 1 an. DHOOLIA was headquarter of the West Khandesh District and situated on Southern bank of the Panzara river.
- How scarce is the Dhoolia HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Dhoolia HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1844–1858.
- When was COV-847 posted?
- COV-847 is dated 1844, within the recorded period of use of Dhoolia HG 2 (1844–1858).
About this record
This 1844 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Dhoolia HG 2 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.