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Date
1843
Description
INDIA 2d CONCESSION RATE + WWI PAIR (IRAQ REGD. F.P.O. + G.B./U.S. FORCES IN N. RUSSIA "A.E.F." CENSOR; Oct. 1843 E from India to GB headed & countersigned for the Soldier's Concession Rate with fair red oval "POONAH[?]/FREE" d.s. on the front along with red Bombay oval "FREE" and v. fine (Portsmouth?) h.s. "2[d]" mark (1d Concession rate with extra 1d for Packet service); rare 7 Jan. 1919 stampless YMCA env. ex "Archangel" to GB with partial fine 2-ring British APO/P.B.[2?] cds on the front as well as v. fine purple oval-framed "X20" censor and rare tiny matching purple "ON ACTIVE SERVICE/WITH A.E.F. IN RUSSIA/NO STAMPS AVAILABLE" at top right; and attractive Aug. 1919 env. registered from Iraq to GB endorsed "O.A.S." with Iraq "BRITISH/OCCUPATION" opt 1a + ½a pair tied by fine Indian "F.P.O./No.340" cds with rare "R/[FPO 340]" label tied by cds. Good trio. (3 covers) Cross Reference: INDIA, MILITARY - PENNY CONCESSION RATES, IRAQ, MILITARY - WWI
Auction
Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, Lot 199, (4 Sep 2024)
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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 1handstampBlack1805–1812
- Poona HG 2handstampBlack1814–1836
- Poona HG 3handstampBlack1817
- Poona HG 4handstampRed1823–1835
- Poona HG 5handstampBlack1823-27
- Poona HG 6handstampRed1822-29
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About this Poona pre stamp cover
COV-4801 is a Poona pre stamp cover of 1843 bearing the Poona HG 11 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Poona postal history — the office known today as Pune, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
INDIA 2d CONCESSION RATE + WWI PAIR (IRAQ REGD. F.P.O. + G.B./U.S. FORCES IN N. RUSSIA "A.E.F." CENSOR; Oct. 1843 E from India to GB headed & countersigned for the Soldier's Concession Rate with fair red oval "POONAH[?]/FREE" d.s. on the front along with red Bombay oval "FREE" and v. fine (Portsmouth?) h.s. "2[d]" mark (1d Concession rate with extra 1d for Packet service); rare 7 Jan. 1919 stampless YMCA env. ex "Archangel" to GB with partial fine 2-ring British APO/P.B.[2?] cds on the front as well as v. fine purple oval-framed "X20" censor and rare tiny matching purple "ON ACTIVE SERVICE/WITH A.E.F. IN RUSSIA/NO STAMPS AVAILABLE" at top right; and attractive Aug. 1919 env. registered from Iraq to GB endorsed "O.A.S." with Iraq "BRITISH/OCCUPATION" opt 1a + ½a pair tied by fine Indian "F.P.O./No.340" cds with rare "R/[FPO 340]" label tied by cds. Good trio. (3 covers) Cross Reference: INDIA, MILITARY - PENNY CONCESSION RATES, IRAQ, MILITARY - WWI
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 199 (4 Sep 2024).
1 image of COV-4801 is recorded (front); the Poona HG 11 mark itself is recorded in use 1841-53.
Questions about COV-4801
- What is COV-4801?
- COV-4801 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Poona, Bombay Presidency of 1843, bearing the Poona HG 11 handstamp in red. INDIA 2d CONCESSION RATE + WWI PAIR (IRAQ REGD. F.P.O. + G.B./U.S. FORCES IN N. RUSSIA "A.E.F." CENSOR; Oct. 1843 E from India to GB headed & countersigned for the Soldier's Concession Rate with fair red oval "POONAH[?]/FREE" d.s. on the front along with red Bombay oval "FREE" and v. fine (Portsmouth?) h.s. "2[d]" mark (1d Concession rate with extra 1d for Packet service); rare 7 Jan. 1919 stampless YMCA env. ex "Archangel" to GB with partial fine 2-ring British APO/P.B.[2?] cds on the front as well as v. fine purple oval-framed "X20" censor and rare tiny matching purple "ON ACTIVE SERVICE/WITH A.E.F. IN RUSSIA/NO STAMPS AVAILABLE" at top right; and attractive Aug. 1919 env. registered from Iraq to GB endorsed "O.A.S." with Iraq "BRITISH/OCCUPATION" opt 1a + ½a pair tied by fine Indian "F.P.O./No.340" cds with rare "R/[FPO 340]" label tied by cds. Good trio. (3 covers) Cross Reference: INDIA, MILITARY - PENNY CONCESSION RATES, IRAQ, MILITARY - WWI
- How scarce is the Poona HG 11 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Poona HG 11 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841-53.
- What is the provenance of COV-4801?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 199 (4 Sep 2024).
- When was COV-4801 posted?
- COV-4801 is dated 1843, within the recorded period of use of Poona HG 11 (1841-53).
About this record
This 1843 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Poona HG 11 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, lot 199, (4 Sep 2024).