COV-2495 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Khandala, Bombay Presidency of 25 November 1856, bearing the Khandala HG 2 handstamp in red.

How scarce is the Khandala HG 2 mark on this cover?

The census grades Khandala HG 2 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1856.

When was COV-2495 posted?

COV-2495 is dated 25 November 1856, within the recorded period of use of Khandala HG 2 (1856).

COV-2495

25 November 1856 Khandala HG 2 Cover

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25 November 1856 Khandala HG 2 pre stamp cover — COV-2495 — front

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Date

25 November 1856

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Other recorded marks at Khandala

1 mark

One other pre-1854 postal marking of Khandala is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.

Khandala HG 1handstampBlack1838–1854

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About this Khandala pre stamp cover

COV-2495 is a Khandala pre stamp cover of 25 November 1856 bearing the Khandala HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Khandala postal history, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

1 image of COV-2495 is recorded (front); the Khandala HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1856.

Questions about COV-2495

What is COV-2495?: COV-2495 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Khandala, Bombay Presidency of 25 November 1856, bearing the Khandala HG 2 handstamp in red.
How scarce is the Khandala HG 2 mark on this cover?: The census grades Khandala HG 2 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1856.
When was COV-2495 posted?: COV-2495 is dated 25 November 1856, within the recorded period of use of Khandala HG 2 (1856).

About this record

This 25 November 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Khandala HG 2 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.