Scan or Photo Courtesy of Arvind
Date
4 November 1853
Description
Postal cover from kaira (bombay), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 4 November 1853. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
About this Kaira pre stamp cover
COV-2496 is a Kaira pre stamp cover of 4 November 1853 bearing the Kaira HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Kaira postal history — the office known today as Kheda, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from kaira (bombay), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 4 November 1853. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-2496 is recorded (front); the Kaira HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1853.
Questions about COV-2496
- What is COV-2496?
- COV-2496 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kaira, Bombay Presidency of 4 November 1853, bearing the Kaira HG 1 handstamp in red. Postal cover from kaira (bombay), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 4 November 1853. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Kaira HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Kaira HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1853.
- When was COV-2496 posted?
- COV-2496 is dated 4 November 1853, within the recorded period of use of Kaira HG 1 (1853).
About this record
This 4 November 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kaira HG 1 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.