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Date
1847
Description
INDIA, Rajkote, 1847, "RAJCOTE/1847 JUNE 12/Paid" Datestamp (Unrecorded in Giles). Clearly struck three-line datestamp with manuscript "6 as" added on back of 1847 folded letter to Henley-on-Thames, England, forwarded to Baden, Germany, sender's directive "via Southampton, Post paid, to be forwarded", "INDIA PAID" boxed handstamp, London (Aug. 6), Henley-on-Thames (Aug. 7), London (Aug. 9), and Boulogne (Aug. 11) datestamps, variously rated, Very Fine, a scarce postmark, unrecorded by Giles and forwarded to a particularly rare destination
Auction
Sale 1301, Lot 6039
Same office
Other recorded marks at Rajkote
5 marks5 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.
About this record
This 1847 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Rajkote HG 5 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 1301, lot 6039.