COV-2876
30 December 1840 Poona HG 9 Cover
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Date
30 December 1840
Description
1840 (Dec 30) Poonah (Pune)–London, England letter sent overland via Marseille to bankers Drummonds & Co., with tripartite rectangular Giles 9 POONAH Paid mark dt. 183 December 30 (3rd digit year slug not replaced with 4) in red with 1A in ms indicating the internal postage to Bombay (Mumbai), elliptical Giles SD7 (ex-BX3) INDIA mark of Bombay (Mumbai), 3/6 in ms in black, comprising 1s10d Br. packet rate+1s8d Fr. rate for a single sheet of paper/weighing between 7.09gm (¼oz) & 14.18gm (½oz) for being carried entirely by Br. packets & London cds dt. 8 FE 8 1841 in red. Carried by British Royal Navy paddle sloop HMS Victoria.
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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
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About this Poona pre stamp cover
COV-2876 is a Poona pre stamp cover of 30 December 1840 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?
1840 (Dec 30) Poonah (Pune)–London, England letter sent overland via Marseille to bankers Drummonds & Co., with tripartite rectangular Giles 9 POONAH Paid mark dt. 183 December 30 (3rd digit year slug not replaced with 4) in red with 1A in ms indicating the internal postage to Bombay (Mumbai), elliptical Giles SD7 (ex-BX3) INDIA mark of Bombay (Mumbai), 3/6 in ms in black, comprising 1s10d Br. packet rate+1s8d Fr. rate for a single sheet of paper/weighing between 7.09gm (¼oz) & 14.18gm (½oz) for being carried entirely by Br. packets & London cds dt. 8 FE 8 1841 in red. Carried by British Royal Navy paddle sloop HMS Victoria.
Its recorded auction history runs through NityaPushta.
2 images of COV-2876 are recorded; the Poona HG 9 mark itself is recorded in use 1838-54.
Questions about COV-2876
- What is COV-2876?
- COV-2876 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Poona, Bombay Presidency of 30 December 1840, bearing the Poona HG 9 handstamp in red. 1840 (Dec 30) Poonah (Pune)–London, England letter sent overland via Marseille to bankers Drummonds & Co., with tripartite rectangular Giles 9 POONAH Paid mark dt. 183 December 30 (3rd digit year slug not replaced with 4) in red with 1A in ms indicating the internal postage to Bombay (Mumbai), elliptical Giles SD7 (ex-BX3) INDIA mark of Bombay (Mumbai), 3/6 in ms in black, comprising 1s10d Br. packet rate+1s8d Fr. rate for a single sheet of paper/weighing between 7.09gm (¼oz) & 14.18gm (½oz) for being carried entirely by Br. packets & London cds dt. 8 FE 8 1841 in red. Carried by British Royal Navy paddle sloop HMS Victoria.
- 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-2876?
- Its recorded auction history runs through NityaPushta.
- When was COV-2876 posted?
- COV-2876 is dated 30 December 1840, within the recorded period of use of Poona HG 9 (1838-54).
About this record
This 30 December 1840 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 NityaPushta.