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13 May 1806 Poona HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Santosh MS
Date
13 May 1806
Description
1806 Poona – Bombay soldiers' letter, with Giles 1 "POONA/PT. PAID" intaglio hand stamp, date "13th May 1806" & no rate applied as soldiers' letter sent by Lt. Fonde & duly endorsed by Franking Officer Colonel Greffin & addressed to William Kennedy Esq. at Bombay, no delivery mark applied.
Auction
Provenance
Kishore Chandak Derek Hammond Giles
Same office
Other recorded marks at Poona
17 marks17 other pre-1854 postal markings of Poona are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Poona HG 2handstampBlack1814–1836
- Poona HG 3handstampBlack1817
- Poona HG 4handstampRed1823–1835
- Poona HG 5handstampBlack1823-27
- Poona HG 6handstampRed1822-29
- Poona HG 7handstampRed1832-37
- Poona HG 8handstampRed1833–1837
- Poona HG 9handstampRed1838-54
- Poona HG 9AhandstampRed1860
- Poona HG 10handstampBlack1838-56
- Poona HG 10ahandstampRed1860
- Poona HG 11handstampRed1841-53
- Poona HG 12handstampRed1845–1849
- Poona HG 12AhandstampBlack1845
- Poona HG 13handstampBlack1845–1868
- Poona HG 14handstampBlack1868
- Poona HG 15handstampPurple1852
About this record
This 13 May 1806 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Poona HG 1 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Giles, lot 277, (Oct. 2000).