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Date
1842
Description
x India Early Letters and Handstamps 1842 (3 Nov.) entire letter to Bombay showing, on reverse, a very fine strike of framed "khandala/Bearing" h.s. (HG1) with manuscript "1as" inserted.
Auction
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Other recorded marks at Khandala
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Khandala is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this record
This 1842 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Khandala HG 1 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 8032 - Stamps & Covers of Asia, lot 512.