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Date
1840
Description
1840 Pre stamp envelope written from Poonah dated Dee 31″ 1840′ addressed to London cancelled by framed Poonah/ 1840 December 31/ Paid las in red on face, routed via Bombay and Suez on the Steamer “Victoria” with oval India charged 3/6d in m id London receiver 8 Fe on reverse. Scarce, fine.
Auction
Spring 2025 Auction Series — India & Indian States, Lot 80480, (2025)
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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-4991 is a Poona pre stamp cover of 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 Pre stamp envelope written from Poonah dated Dee 31″ 1840′ addressed to London cancelled by framed Poonah/ 1840 December 31/ Paid las in red on face, routed via Bombay and Suez on the Steamer “Victoria” with oval India charged 3/6d in m id London receiver 8 Fe on reverse. Scarce, fine.
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA Spring 2025 Auction Series — India & Indian States lot 80480 (2025).
2 images of COV-4991 are recorded; the Poona HG 9 mark itself is recorded in use 1838-54.
Questions about COV-4991
- What is COV-4991?
- COV-4991 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Poona, Bombay Presidency of 1840, bearing the Poona HG 9 handstamp in red. 1840 Pre stamp envelope written from Poonah dated Dee 31″ 1840′ addressed to London cancelled by framed Poonah/ 1840 December 31/ Paid las in red on face, routed via Bombay and Suez on the Steamer “Victoria” with oval India charged 3/6d in m id London receiver 8 Fe on reverse. Scarce, fine.
- 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-4991?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA Spring 2025 Auction Series — India & Indian States lot 80480 (2025).
- When was COV-4991 posted?
- COV-4991 is dated 1840, within the recorded period of use of Poona HG 9 (1838-54).
About this record
This 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 12 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, Spring 2025 Auction Series — India & Indian States, lot 80480, (2025).