How scarce is the Mahableshwar HG 2B mark on this cover?

The census grades Mahableshwar HG 2B as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1849–1855.

When was COV-4828 posted?

COV-4828 is dated 1855, within the recorded period of use of Mahableshwar HG 2B (1849–1855).

COV-4828

1855 Mahableshwar HG 2B Cover

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1855 Mahableshwar HG 2B pre stamp cover — COV-4828 — front

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Date

1855

Description

INDIA, 1854, ½a Blue (SG 4; Scott 2). Huge margins, tied by diamond of dots cancel on 1855 registered folded letter to Bombay, manuscript "Stamped & Registered" on back where address is in English, Very Fine, a rare early registered cover, the ½a paid the postage and 4a registration was paid in cash

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Other recorded marks at Mahableshwar

7 marks

7 other pre-1854 postal markings of Mahableshwar 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 Mahableshwar pre stamp cover

COV-4828 is a Mahableshwar pre stamp cover of 1855 bearing the Mahableshwar HG 2B handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Mahableshwar postal history — the office known today as Mahabaleshwar, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, Featuring The Irwin Weinberg Inventory lot 3351 (11/16-18/2016).

1 image of COV-4828 is recorded (front); the Mahableshwar HG 2B mark itself is recorded in use 1849–1855.

Questions about COV-4828

What is COV-4828?: COV-4828 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mahableshwar, Bombay Presidency of 1855, bearing the Mahableshwar HG 2B handstamp in red. INDIA, 1854, ½a Blue (SG 4; Scott 2). Huge margins, tied by diamond of dots cancel on 1855 registered folded letter to Bombay, manuscript "Stamped & Registered" on back where address is in English, Very Fine, a rare early registered cover, the ½a paid the postage and 4a registration was paid in cash
How scarce is the Mahableshwar HG 2B mark on this cover?: The census grades Mahableshwar HG 2B as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1849–1855.
What is the provenance of COV-4828?: Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, Featuring The Irwin Weinberg Inventory lot 3351 (11/16-18/2016).
When was COV-4828 posted?: COV-4828 is dated 1855, within the recorded period of use of Mahableshwar HG 2B (1849–1855).

About this record

This 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mahableshwar HG 2B handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, Featuring The Irwin Weinberg Inventory, lot 3351, (11/16-18/2016).