Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
1837
Description
1838 : H.G. 4: An example of a letter sent from SHOLAPORE in June 1838 to CALCUTTA, with postage bearing and marked in black with the "SHOLAPORE / Bearing" non-slide type of despatch stamp introduced under the 1837 Post Office Act. The distance from SHOLAPORE to CALCUTTA was 1184 miles, for which the postage due was 15 annas. The letter was despatched on the 29th June, and on arrival in CALCUTTA two weeks later, the receipt stamp "G.P.O. / 1838 Jul 13" wasadded in red ink.
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 1handstampRed1836-37
- Sholapoor HG 1AhandstampRed1837
- Sholapoor HG 2handstampBlack1836
- Sholapoor HG 3handstampRed1837-46
- Sholapoor HG 5handstampRed1843–1849
- Sholapoor HG 6handstampRed1845–1856
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About this Sholapoor pre stamp cover
COV-838 is a Sholapoor pre stamp cover of 1837 bearing the Sholapoor HG 4 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Sholapoor postal history — the office known today as Solapur, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1838 : H.G. 4: An example of a letter sent from SHOLAPORE in June 1838 to CALCUTTA, with postage bearing and marked in black with the "SHOLAPORE / Bearing" non-slide type of despatch stamp introduced under the 1837 Post Office Act. The distance from SHOLAPORE to CALCUTTA was 1184 miles, for which the postage due was 15 annas. The letter was despatched on the 29th June, and on arrival in CALCUTTA two weeks later, the receipt stamp "G.P.O. / 1838 Jul 13" wasadded in red ink.
Ex. Giles
1 image of COV-838 is recorded; the Sholapoor HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1838.
Questions about COV-838
- What is COV-838?
- COV-838 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Sholapoor, Bombay Presidency of 1837, bearing the Sholapoor HG 4 handstamp in black. 1838 : H.G. 4: An example of a letter sent from SHOLAPORE in June 1838 to CALCUTTA, with postage bearing and marked in black with the "SHOLAPORE / Bearing" non-slide type of despatch stamp introduced under the 1837 Post Office Act. The distance from SHOLAPORE to CALCUTTA was 1184 miles, for which the postage due was 15 annas. The letter was despatched on the 29th June, and on arrival in CALCUTTA two weeks later, the receipt stamp "G.P.O. / 1838 Jul 13" wasadded in red ink.
- How scarce is the Sholapoor HG 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Sholapoor HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1838.
- What is the provenance of COV-838?
- Ex. Giles
- When was COV-838 posted?
- COV-838 is dated 1837, within the recorded period of use of Sholapoor HG 4 (1837–1838).
About this record
This 1837 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.