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Date
1829
Description
1829 (16.11) Folded letter sheet sent from London to Poona, India and bearing several markings and showing a clear strikes of BOMBAY/POST NOT PAID/GPO, Poona/POST NOT PAID ovals in black, sent back to London with INDIA LETTER/MARGATE and POSTAGE TO LONDON NOT PAID in red, then sent to Dublin with with on arrival there, the scarce red oval POSTAGE/L.C.O./NOT PAID of the Dublin letter Carrier’s office also applied in red, and finally redirected to Edinburgh arriving one year after posting. A well-travelled item is scarce and full of character, ex. Fred Dixon.
Auction
Autumn 2025 Auction Series — Ireland, Lot 60038, (2025)
Same office
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 4handstampRed1823–1835
- Poona HG 6handstampRed1822-29
- Poona HG 7handstampRed1832-37
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About this Poona pre stamp cover
COV-4990 is a Poona pre stamp cover of 1829 bearing the Poona HG 5 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?
1829 (16.11) Folded letter sheet sent from London to Poona, India and bearing several markings and showing a clear strikes of BOMBAY/POST NOT PAID/GPO, Poona/POST NOT PAID ovals in black, sent back to London with INDIA LETTER/MARGATE and POSTAGE TO LONDON NOT PAID in red, then sent to Dublin with with on arrival there, the scarce red oval POSTAGE/L.C.O./NOT PAID of the Dublin letter Carrier’s office also applied in red, and finally redirected to Edinburgh arriving one year after posting. A well-travelled item is scarce and full of character, ex. Fred Dixon.
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA Autumn 2025 Auction Series — Ireland lot 60038 (2025).
2 images of COV-4990 are recorded; the Poona HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1823-27.
Questions about COV-4990
- What is COV-4990?
- COV-4990 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Poona, Bombay Presidency of 1829, bearing the Poona HG 5 handstamp in black. 1829 (16.11) Folded letter sheet sent from London to Poona, India and bearing several markings and showing a clear strikes of BOMBAY/POST NOT PAID/GPO, Poona/POST NOT PAID ovals in black, sent back to London with INDIA LETTER/MARGATE and POSTAGE TO LONDON NOT PAID in red, then sent to Dublin with with on arrival there, the scarce red oval POSTAGE/L.C.O./NOT PAID of the Dublin letter Carrier’s office also applied in red, and finally redirected to Edinburgh arriving one year after posting. A well-travelled item is scarce and full of character, ex. Fred Dixon.
- How scarce is the Poona HG 5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Poona HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1823-27.
- What is the provenance of COV-4990?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA Autumn 2025 Auction Series — Ireland lot 60038 (2025).
- When was COV-4990 posted?
- COV-4990 is dated 1829, within the recorded period of use of Poona HG 5 (1823-27).
About this record
This 1829 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Poona HG 5 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, Autumn 2025 Auction Series — Ireland, lot 60038, (2025).