Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
21 April 1849
Description
Entire posted from Sholapoor to England by Abbott first battalion Bombay Artillary with "-Sholapoor / 1849 APR 21/ Free" oval HG4 handstand in red color along with oval "India" handstamp in red color at Bombay with Commanding officer signature and other transit marks. Abbott is also well known artist who used to paint in the entire itself or add a small painting within the letter.
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.
About this record
This 21 April 1849 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sholapoor HG 5 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.