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Date
1856
Description
India 1854 1/2a Pale Blue Lithograph SG 3 on cover from Hooblee to London via Marseilles, Featuring '86' Diamond Cancellation and Red Ship-Letter Mark - Rare marking at back
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About this Hooblee pre stamp cover
COV-5763 is a Hooblee pre stamp cover of 1856 bearing the Hooblee HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Hooblee postal history, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India 1854 1/2a Pale Blue Lithograph SG 3 on cover from Hooblee to London via Marseilles, Featuring '86' Diamond Cancellation and Red Ship-Letter Mark - Rare marking at back
Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 787 lot 0065 (2026).
2 images of COV-5763 are recorded; the Hooblee HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1856.
Questions about COV-5763
- What is COV-5763?
- COV-5763 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Hooblee, Bombay Presidency of 1856, bearing the Hooblee HG 1 handstamp in red. India 1854 1/2a Pale Blue Lithograph SG 3 on cover from Hooblee to London via Marseilles, Featuring '86' Diamond Cancellation and Red Ship-Letter Mark - Rare marking at back
- How scarce is the Hooblee HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Hooblee HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1856.
- What is the provenance of COV-5763?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 787 lot 0065 (2026).
- When was COV-5763 posted?
- COV-5763 is dated 1856, within the recorded period of use of Hooblee HG 1 (1856).
About this record
This 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Hooblee HG 1 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 787, lot 0065, (2026).