COV-2537
3 April 1844 Poona HG 9 Cover
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Date
3 April 1844
Description
STAMPLESS MAIL TO G.B. INC. 2d CONCESSION RATE & RANGE OF BOXED "Paid" MARKS (CANNANORE x 2, ETC.); 1844-58 E/ELs inc. 1848 env. at Soldier's Concession Rate with mainly fine red oval "CAWNPOOR/FREE" ds, 1844 pair with "CANNANORE/Paid" (one overstruck), similar boxed "...Paid" ds of POONAH, SIMLA, BERHAMPORE, ST THO MOUNT & SIALKOTE. Useful group. (13 covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - PENNY CONCESSION RATES
Auction
The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction, Lot 1006
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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 4handstampRed1823–1835
- Poona HG 5handstampBlack1823-27
- Poona HG 6handstampRed1822-29
+11 more at this office.View all Poona marks and postal history →
About this Poona pre stamp cover
COV-2537 is a Poona pre stamp cover of 3 April 1844 bearing the Poona HG 9 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?
STAMPLESS MAIL TO G.B. INC. 2d CONCESSION RATE & RANGE OF BOXED "Paid" MARKS (CANNANORE x 2, ETC.); 1844-58 E/ELs inc. 1848 env. at Soldier's Concession Rate with mainly fine red oval "CAWNPOOR/FREE" ds, 1844 pair with "CANNANORE/Paid" (one overstruck), similar boxed "...Paid" ds of POONAH, SIMLA, BERHAMPORE, ST THO MOUNT & SIALKOTE. Useful group. (13 covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - PENNY CONCESSION RATES
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction lot 1006.
1 image of COV-2537 is recorded (front); the Poona HG 9 mark itself is recorded in use 1838-54.
Questions about COV-2537
- What is COV-2537?
- COV-2537 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Poona, Bombay Presidency of 3 April 1844, bearing the Poona HG 9 handstamp in red. STAMPLESS MAIL TO G.B. INC. 2d CONCESSION RATE & RANGE OF BOXED "Paid" MARKS (CANNANORE x 2, ETC.); 1844-58 E/ELs inc. 1848 env. at Soldier's Concession Rate with mainly fine red oval "CAWNPOOR/FREE" ds, 1844 pair with "CANNANORE/Paid" (one overstruck), similar boxed "...Paid" ds of POONAH, SIMLA, BERHAMPORE, ST THO MOUNT & SIALKOTE. Useful group. (13 covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - PENNY CONCESSION RATES
- How scarce is the Poona HG 9 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Poona HG 9 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838-54.
- What is the provenance of COV-2537?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction lot 1006.
- When was COV-2537 posted?
- COV-2537 is dated 3 April 1844, within the recorded period of use of Poona HG 9 (1838-54).
About this record
This 3 April 1844 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Poona HG 9 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 10 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction, lot 1006.