COV-5426 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kolapore, Bombay Presidency of 1846, bearing the Kolapore HG 2 handstamp in red.

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

The census grades Kolapore HG 2 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1846.

When was COV-5426 posted?

COV-5426 is dated 1846, within the recorded period of use of Kolapore HG 2 (1846).

COV-5426

1846 Kolapore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1846, Kolapore HG 2 handstruck folded letter (COV-5426) — front

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Date

1846

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Other recorded marks at Kolapore

3 marks

3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Kolapore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this Kolapore pre stamp cover

COV-5426 is a Kolapore pre stamp cover of 1846 bearing the Kolapore HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Kolapore postal history — the office known today as Kolhapur, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

1 image of COV-5426 is recorded (front); the Kolapore HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1846.

Questions about COV-5426

What is COV-5426?: COV-5426 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kolapore, Bombay Presidency of 1846, bearing the Kolapore HG 2 handstamp in red.
How scarce is the Kolapore HG 2 mark on this cover?: The census grades Kolapore HG 2 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1846.
When was COV-5426 posted?: COV-5426 is dated 1846, within the recorded period of use of Kolapore HG 2 (1846).

About this record

This 1846 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kolapore HG 2 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.