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Date
1812
Description
This handstamp: "B.BAY POST PAID" rectangular framed, used between 1809-1814 is a very scarce mark. Also intaglio seal of H. G. No.1 Poona.
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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
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About this Poona pre stamp cover
COV-850 is a Poona pre stamp cover of 1812 bearing the Poona HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Poona postal history — the office known today as Pune, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
This handstamp: "B.BAY POST PAID" rectangular framed, used between 1809-1814 is a very scarce mark. Also intaglio seal of H. G. No.1 Poona.
1 image of COV-850 is recorded; the Poona HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1805–1812.
Questions about COV-850
- What is COV-850?
- COV-850 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Poona, Bombay Presidency of 1812, bearing the Poona HG 1 handstamp in black. This handstamp: "B.BAY POST PAID" rectangular framed, used between 1809-1814 is a very scarce mark. Also intaglio seal of H. G. No.1 Poona.
- How scarce is the Poona HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Poona HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1805–1812.
- When was COV-850 posted?
- COV-850 is dated 1812, within the recorded period of use of Poona HG 1 (1805–1812).
About this record
This 1812 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.