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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
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 2handstampBlack1814–1836
- Poona HG 3handstampBlack1817
- 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 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.