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Date
1837
Description
1837: H.G. 1: A letter posted from SHOLAPOOR [5 Sept.] to CALCUTTA [19 Sept.] Note showing in manuscript "Sholapur half tola & P. paid 7 ½ an. full" to CALCUTTA, a distance of 1184 miles, the postage paid being half of 15 as. for one Tola single weight.
Provenance
Ex. Giles.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Sholapoor
7 marks7 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 5handstampRed1843–1849
- Sholapoor HG 6handstampRed1845–1856
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About this Sholapoor pre stamp cover
COV-837 is a Sholapoor pre stamp cover of 1837 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?
1837: H.G. 1: A letter posted from SHOLAPOOR [5 Sept.] to CALCUTTA [19 Sept.] Note showing in manuscript "Sholapur half tola & P. paid 7 ½ an. full" to CALCUTTA, a distance of 1184 miles, the postage paid being half of 15 as. for one Tola single weight.
Ex. Giles.
1 image of COV-837 is recorded; the Sholapoor HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1836-37.
Questions about COV-837
- What is COV-837?
- COV-837 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Sholapoor, Bombay Presidency of 1837, bearing the Sholapoor HG 1 handstamp in red. 1837: H.G. 1: A letter posted from SHOLAPOOR [5 Sept.] to CALCUTTA [19 Sept.] Note showing in manuscript "Sholapur half tola & P. paid 7 ½ an. full" to CALCUTTA, a distance of 1184 miles, the postage paid being half of 15 as. for one Tola single weight.
- 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-837?
- Ex. Giles.
- When was COV-837 posted?
- COV-837 is dated 1837, within the recorded period of use of Sholapoor HG 1 (1836-37).
About this record
This 1837 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.