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Date
13 May 1845
Description
Doolia - unrecorded PO and unrecorded handstamp. Entire cover addressed from Poona having unrecorde handstamp of All India Type "Poona/ 1845 May13/ Paid" on May 13th 1845 addressed to the collector of Doolia with the All India Type "Doolia/ Paid" handstamp which is also unrecorded posted on May 13th 1845 and reached Doolia on May 16th 1845. Doolia Paid stamp is also used as arriving delivary handstamp.
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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-4115 is a Poona pre stamp cover of 13 May 1845 bearing the Poona HG 12 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?
Doolia - unrecorded PO and unrecorded handstamp. Entire cover addressed from Poona having unrecorde handstamp of All India Type "Poona/ 1845 May13/ Paid" on May 13th 1845 addressed to the collector of Doolia with the All India Type "Doolia/ Paid" handstamp which is also unrecorded posted on May 13th 1845 and reached Doolia on May 16th 1845. Doolia Paid stamp is also used as arriving delivary handstamp.
1 image of COV-4115 is recorded (front); the Poona HG 12 mark itself is recorded in use 1845–1849.
Questions about COV-4115
- What is COV-4115?
- COV-4115 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Poona, Bombay Presidency of 13 May 1845, bearing the Poona HG 12 handstamp in red. Doolia - unrecorded PO and unrecorded handstamp. Entire cover addressed from Poona having unrecorde handstamp of All India Type "Poona/ 1845 May13/ Paid" on May 13th 1845 addressed to the collector of Doolia with the All India Type "Doolia/ Paid" handstamp which is also unrecorded posted on May 13th 1845 and reached Doolia on May 16th 1845. Doolia Paid stamp is also used as arriving delivary handstamp.
- How scarce is the Poona HG 12 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Poona HG 12 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1845–1849.
- When was COV-4115 posted?
- COV-4115 is dated 13 May 1845, within the recorded period of use of Poona HG 12 (1845–1849).
About this record
This 13 May 1845 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Poona HG 12 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded.