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India Poonah Postal history prestamp cover with Manuscript Script and Red Ink Markings
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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-3600 is a Poona pre stamp cover 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?
India Poonah Postal history prestamp cover with Manuscript Script and Red Ink Markings
Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils lot 0121.
2 images of COV-3600 are recorded; the Poona HG 9 mark itself is recorded in use 1838-54.
Questions about COV-3600
- What is COV-3600?
- COV-3600 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Poona, Bombay Presidency, bearing the Poona HG 9 handstamp in red. India Poonah Postal history prestamp cover with Manuscript Script and Red Ink Markings
- 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-3600?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils lot 0121.
About this record
This pre-1854 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 12 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, lot 0121.