COV-1996

4 October 1854 Sholapoor HG 6 Cover

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4 October 1854 Sholapoor HG 6 pre stamp cover — COV-1996

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Date

4 October 1854

Provenance

Dr. Sita Bhateja

Same office

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.

Sholapoor HG 1handstampRed1836-37
Sholapoor HG 1AhandstampRed1837
Sholapoor HG 2handstampBlack1836
Sholapoor HG 3handstampRed1837-46
Sholapoor HG 4handstampBlack1837–1838
Sholapoor HG 5handstampRed1843–1849
Sholapoor HG 7handstampBlue1853

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About this record

This 4 October 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sholapoor HG 6 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded.