COV-1643 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Poona, Bombay Presidency, bearing the Poona HG 4 handstamp in red. Postal cover from poona (bombay), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Poona HG 4 mark on this cover?

The census grades Poona HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1823–1835.

COV-1643

Poona Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Poona HG 4 handstruck folded letter (COV-1643) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Poona HG 4, back (COV-1643) — back

Pre-stamp cover of India — Poona HG 4, front (COV-1643) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd

Description

Postal cover from poona (bombay), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd

Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, Lot 747, (2019)

Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd

Same office

Other recorded marks at Poona

17 marks

17 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.

+11 more at this office.View all Poona marks and postal history →

About this Poona pre stamp cover

COV-1643 is a Poona pre stamp cover bearing the Poona HG 4 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?

Postal cover from poona (bombay), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 747 (2019); and Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd.

3 images of COV-1643 are recorded (front, back); the Poona HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1823–1835.

Questions about COV-1643

What is COV-1643?: COV-1643 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Poona, Bombay Presidency, bearing the Poona HG 4 handstamp in red. Postal cover from poona (bombay), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Poona HG 4 mark on this cover?: The census grades Poona HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1823–1835.
What is the provenance of COV-1643?: Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 747 (2019); and Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd.

About this record

This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Poona HG 4 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, lot 747, (2019); Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd.