Skip to content
Hand Struck Stamps

COV-3891

18 September 1838 Sholapoor HG 4 Cover

Back to census|Sholapoor HG 4 · 2 covers recorded
← COV-838
18 September 1838 Sholapoor HG 4 pre stamp cover — COV-3891
Sholapoor HG 4 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-3891)
Sholapoor HG 4 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-3891)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

18 September 1838

Description

India 1838 pre stamp cover sent from Sholapore (Giles #4 Bombay Circle) - Possibly one of the 5 known covers with this h/s addressed to Calcutta

Auction

SephilsSephils

210, Lot 0083, (2025)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Sholapoor

6 marks

6 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.

View all Sholapoor marks and postal history →

About this record

This 18 September 1838 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sholapoor HG 4 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 210, lot 0083, (2025).