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Date
15 February 1850
Description
Postal cover from jooria (bombay), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 15 February 1850. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
About this Jooria pre stamp cover
COV-3688 is a Jooria pre stamp cover of 15 February 1850 bearing the Jooria HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Jooria postal history — the office known today as Jodiya, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from jooria (bombay), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 15 February 1850. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-3688 is recorded (front); the Jooria HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1850.
Questions about COV-3688
- What is COV-3688?
- COV-3688 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Jooria, Bombay Presidency of 15 February 1850, bearing the Jooria HG 1 handstamp in red. Postal cover from jooria (bombay), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 15 February 1850. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Jooria HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Jooria HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1850.
- When was COV-3688 posted?
- COV-3688 is dated 15 February 1850, within the recorded period of use of Jooria HG 1 (1850).
About this record
This 15 February 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Jooria HG 1 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.