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Date
1839
Description
1839? MULLIGAUM Paid Unrecorded on wrapper to UK, with INDIA in oval and London delivery
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Mallegaum
3 marks3 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.
About this Mallegaum pre stamp cover
COV-1594 is a Mallegaum pre stamp cover of 1839 bearing the Mallegaum HG 2a handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Mallegaum postal history — the office known today as Malegaon, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1839? MULLIGAUM Paid Unrecorded on wrapper to UK, with INDIA in oval and London delivery
Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 17 lot 120.
1 image of COV-1594 is recorded; the Mallegaum HG 2a mark itself is recorded in use 1839–1844.
Questions about COV-1594
- What is COV-1594?
- COV-1594 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mallegaum, Bombay Presidency of 1839, bearing the Mallegaum HG 2a handstamp in red. 1839? MULLIGAUM Paid Unrecorded on wrapper to UK, with INDIA in oval and London delivery
- How scarce is the Mallegaum HG 2a mark on this cover?
- The census grades Mallegaum HG 2a as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1839–1844.
- What is the provenance of COV-1594?
- Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 17 lot 120.
- When was COV-1594 posted?
- COV-1594 is dated 1839, within the recorded period of use of Mallegaum HG 2a (1839–1844).
About this record
This 1839 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mallegaum HG 2a handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 17, lot 120.