COV-1600 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Sholapoor, Bombay Presidency, bearing the Sholapoor HG 1 handstamp in red. 18?? SHOLAPORE POST PAID Giles 1 faint but scarce on folded letter (very brittle with portions falling off) to Calcutta

How scarce is the Sholapoor HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Sholapoor HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1836-37.

COV-1600

Sholapoor Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Sholapoor HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-1600)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Sholapoor HG 1, 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

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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.

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About this Sholapoor pre stamp cover

COV-1600 is a Sholapoor pre stamp cover bearing the Sholapoor HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Sholapoor postal history — the office known today as Solapur, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

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

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 17 lot 126.

2 images of COV-1600 are recorded; the Sholapoor HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1836-37.

Questions about COV-1600

What is COV-1600?: COV-1600 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Sholapoor, Bombay Presidency, bearing the Sholapoor HG 1 handstamp in red. 18?? SHOLAPORE POST PAID Giles 1 faint but scarce on folded letter (very brittle with portions falling off) to Calcutta
How scarce is the Sholapoor HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Sholapoor HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1836-37.
What is the provenance of COV-1600?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 17 lot 126.

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.