Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
6 January 1846
Description
1846 : H.G.1 : Letter from POONA to KALUDGHEE, dated 6th January. Postage prepaid 4 as. KALUDGHEE is a village in BAGALKOT Taluka. VIJAPUR District. It was formerly the Chief station the District and cantonment.
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Other recorded marks at Kaludghee
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Kaludghee is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this Kaludghee pre stamp cover
COV-858 is a Kaludghee pre stamp cover of 6 January 1846 bearing the Kaludghee HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Kaludghee postal history — the office known today as Kaladgi, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1846 : H.G.1 : Letter from POONA to KALUDGHEE, dated 6th January. Postage prepaid 4 as. KALUDGHEE is a village in BAGALKOT Taluka. VIJAPUR District. It was formerly the Chief station the District and cantonment.
1 image of COV-858 is recorded; the Kaludghee HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1854.
Questions about COV-858
- What is COV-858?
- COV-858 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kaludghee, Bombay Presidency of 6 January 1846, bearing the Kaludghee HG 1 handstamp in red. 1846 : H.G.1 : Letter from POONA to KALUDGHEE, dated 6th January. Postage prepaid 4 as. KALUDGHEE is a village in BAGALKOT Taluka. VIJAPUR District. It was formerly the Chief station the District and cantonment.
- How scarce is the Kaludghee HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Kaludghee HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841–1854.
- When was COV-858 posted?
- COV-858 is dated 6 January 1846, within the recorded period of use of Kaludghee HG 1 (1841–1854).
About this record
This 6 January 1846 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kaludghee HG 1 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.