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COV-3960

30 January 1850 Mallegaum HG 2 Cover

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30 January 1850 Mallegaum HG 2 pre stamp cover — COV-3960
Mallegaum HG 2 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-3960)
Mallegaum HG 2 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-3960)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

30 January 1850

Description

India 1850 prestamp cover from Malligaum, Giles#2, scarce town with history connected to Pindaree War, to England

Auction

SephilsSephils

50, Lot 0336, (2024)

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Other recorded marks at Mallegaum

3 marks

3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Mallegaum 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 record

This 30 January 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mallegaum HG 2 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 50, lot 0336, (2024).