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Date
13 January 1809
Description
Poona, 1809, "POONA/PT PAID" Negative Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold strike on flap of folded letter datelined "Poonah, 13th January 1809" to Bombay, cover with some splits along folds, Extremely Fine, Giles notes this marking as rare, probably the finest strike extant
Auction
Sale 1286, Lot 37
Same office
Other recorded marks at Poona
16 marks16 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 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 January 1809 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 1286, lot 37.