COV-1594
1839 Mallegaum HG 2a Cover
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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 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 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 17, lot 120.