COV-3037

2 May 1839 Rajkote HG 4 Cover

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2 May 1839 Rajkote HG 4 pre stamp cover — COV-3037 — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Date

2 May 1839

Auction

Private

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Other recorded marks at Rajkote

5 marks

5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Rajkote are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

Rajkote HG 1handstampRed1838–1854
Rajkote HG 2handstampRed1838-52
Rajkote HG 3handstampBlack1851
Rajkote HG 5handstampMauve1840–1847
Rajkote HG 6handstampRed1856

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About this record

This 2 May 1839 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Rajkote HG 4 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Private.