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Date
1823
Description
India, Poona, 1823, "Poonah/POST PAID/3 AP 3/1823" Oval Datestamp (Giles 4). Bold though slightly blurry strike on back of large part of folded outer lettersheet (missing side flaps) to Passage West, Ireland, forwarded to Castletown, sender's directive "Poona Paid to Bombay" , framed "INDIA LETTER/DEAL" handstamp (Robertson In. 1), London (Aug. 29) transit and blue "PASSAGE WEST/125" handstamp, various manuscript rate markings, cover with some minor edgewear and tears, still Very Fine strike of this scarce Poona datestamp
Auction
Sale 9054, Lot 10081, — The Magnolia Collection Part 7
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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 5handstampBlack1823-27
- Poona HG 6handstampRed1822-29
- Poona HG 7handstampRed1832-37
+11 more at this office.View all Poona marks and postal history →
About this Poona pre stamp cover
COV-490 is a Poona pre stamp cover of 1823 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?
India, Poona, 1823, "Poonah/POST PAID/3 AP 3/1823" Oval Datestamp (Giles 4). Bold though slightly blurry strike on back of large part of folded outer lettersheet (missing side flaps) to Passage West, Ireland, forwarded to Castletown, sender's directive "Poona Paid to Bombay" , framed "INDIA LETTER/DEAL" handstamp (Robertson In. 1), London (Aug. 29) transit and blue "PASSAGE WEST/125" handstamp, various manuscript rate markings, cover with some minor edgewear and tears, still Very Fine strike of this scarce Poona datestamp
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9054 lot 10081.
2 images of COV-490 are recorded (front, back); the Poona HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1823–1835.
Questions about COV-490
- What is COV-490?
- COV-490 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Poona, Bombay Presidency of 1823, bearing the Poona HG 4 handstamp in red. India, Poona, 1823, "Poonah/POST PAID/3 AP 3/1823" Oval Datestamp (Giles 4). Bold though slightly blurry strike on back of large part of folded outer lettersheet (missing side flaps) to Passage West, Ireland, forwarded to Castletown, sender's directive "Poona Paid to Bombay" , framed "INDIA LETTER/DEAL" handstamp (Robertson In. 1), London (Aug. 29) transit and blue "PASSAGE WEST/125" handstamp, various manuscript rate markings, cover with some minor edgewear and tears, still Very Fine strike of this scarce Poona datestamp
- 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-490?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9054 lot 10081.
- When was COV-490 posted?
- COV-490 is dated 1823, within the recorded period of use of Poona HG 4 (1823–1835).
About this record
This 1823 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 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, lot 10081.