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Date
22 March 1836
Description
1835 Moreton-in-Marsh – Madras to Aurangabad, then to Poona & finally to Nornul overland entire, with "MORETON IN MARSH" despatch mark, date "17th Oct 1835" & paid rate "P 11" (paid 11d, comprising 2d ship letter postage to India & 9d inland to London) applied in red manuscript. At London, "F/PAID/23 OC 23/1835" receipt & "PAID/SHIP LETTER/23 OC 23/1835/LONDON" transit marks applied. Sent to Aurangabad via Madras through the Cape route; there Giles SD13 "MADRAS/G.P.O./8 MR 8/1836" receipt mark & bearing rate 14A (3A inward sea postage & 11A inland to Aurangabad) applied. Readdressed to Bombay & then again to Poona. At Poona, Giles 2 "POONA/POST NOT PAID/22 MR 22/1836" bearing handstamp & due "7A" (inland postage for a letter under 1 tolah, sent between 300 to 400 miles) applied in manuscript, and the due was collected from the recipient.
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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 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-2418 is a Poona pre stamp cover of 22 March 1836 bearing the Poona HG 2 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?
1835 Moreton-in-Marsh – Madras to Aurangabad, then to Poona & finally to Nornul overland entire, with "MORETON IN MARSH" despatch mark, date "17th Oct 1835" & paid rate "P 11" (paid 11d, comprising 2d ship letter postage to India & 9d inland to London) applied in red manuscript. At London, "F/PAID/23 OC 23/1835" receipt & "PAID/SHIP LETTER/23 OC 23/1835/LONDON" transit marks applied. Sent to Aurangabad via Madras through the Cape route; there Giles SD13 "MADRAS/G.P.O./8 MR 8/1836" receipt mark & bearing rate 14A (3A inward sea postage & 11A inland to Aurangabad) applied. Readdressed to Bombay & then again to Poona. At Poona, Giles 2 "POONA/POST NOT PAID/22 MR 22/1836" bearing handstamp & due "7A" (inland postage for a letter under 1 tolah, sent between 300 to 400 miles) applied in manuscript, and the due was collected from the recipient.
Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
1 image of COV-2418 is recorded (front); the Poona HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1814–1836.
Questions about COV-2418
- What is COV-2418?
- COV-2418 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Poona, Bombay Presidency of 22 March 1836, bearing the Poona HG 2 handstamp in black. 1835 Moreton-in-Marsh – Madras to Aurangabad, then to Poona & finally to Nornul overland entire, with "MORETON IN MARSH" despatch mark, date "17th Oct 1835" & paid rate "P 11" (paid 11d, comprising 2d ship letter postage to India & 9d inland to London) applied in red manuscript. At London, "F/PAID/23 OC 23/1835" receipt & "PAID/SHIP LETTER/23 OC 23/1835/LONDON" transit marks applied. Sent to Aurangabad via Madras through the Cape route; there Giles SD13 "MADRAS/G.P.O./8 MR 8/1836" receipt mark & bearing rate 14A (3A inward sea postage & 11A inland to Aurangabad) applied. Readdressed to Bombay & then again to Poona. At Poona, Giles 2 "POONA/POST NOT PAID/22 MR 22/1836" bearing handstamp & due "7A" (inland postage for a letter under 1 tolah, sent between 300 to 400 miles) applied in manuscript, and the due was collected from the recipient.
- How scarce is the Poona HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Poona HG 2 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1814–1836.
- What is the provenance of COV-2418?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
- When was COV-2418 posted?
- COV-2418 is dated 22 March 1836, within the recorded period of use of Poona HG 2 (1814–1836).
About this record
This 22 March 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Poona HG 2 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Private.