COV-844

5 May 1853 Mahableshwar HG 3A Cover

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5 May 1853 Mahableshwar HG 3A pre stamp cover — COV-844

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak

Date

5 May 1853

Description

1853 : H.G.3 3: Letter from MAHABLESHWUR to JERSEY via BOMBAY, reached UK on 29 June.

Same office

Other recorded marks at Mahableshwar

6 marks

6 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.

Mahableshwar HG 1handstampBlack1848
Mahableshwar HG 2handstampRed1851
Mahableshwar HG 2ahandstampRed1849
Mahableshwar HG 2BhandstampRed1849–1854
Mahableshwar HG 3handstampRed1853
Mahableshwar HG 4handstampRed1858

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About this record

This 5 May 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mahableshwar HG 3A handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.