COV-2496 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kaira, Bombay Presidency of 4 November 1853, bearing the Kaira HG 1 handstamp in red.

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).

COV-2496

4 November 1853 Kaira HG 1 Cover

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4 November 1853 Kaira HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-2496 — front

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Date

4 November 1853

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?

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.
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.