COV-1600

Sholapoor HG 1 Cover

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Sholapoor HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-1600

Sholapoor HG 1 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-1600)

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Description

18?? SHOLAPORE POST PAID Giles 1 faint but scarce on folded letter (very brittle with portions falling off) to Calcutta

Auction

StampBay

17, Lot 126

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Other recorded marks at Sholapoor

7 marks

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

Sholapoor HG 1AhandstampRed1837
Sholapoor HG 2handstampBlack1836
Sholapoor HG 3handstampRed1837-46
Sholapoor HG 4handstampBlack1837–1838
Sholapoor HG 5handstampRed1843
Sholapoor HG 6handstampRed1845–1855
Sholapoor HG 7handstampBlue1853

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About this record

This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sholapoor HG 1 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 StampBay, 17, lot 126.