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Date
27 October 1831
Description
"POONA/POST NOT PAID/27 OCT 27/1831" Circular Datestamp (Giles 2). Bold strike.
Auction
Provenance
"Magnolia"
- •2025, Robert A. Siegel Sale No. 1325, Lot 3056
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 1handstampBlack1805–1812
- 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 27 October 1831 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, lot 3056, (2025).