COV-2426
27 November 1851 Sholapoor HG 6 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
27 November 1851
Description
1851: H.G.6 : Letter posted from SHOLAPOOR [27 Nov. 51] to MADENA [SAUDI ARABIA] paid only upto Bombay 4 annas, bears 3 different types of return/detained postmarks for the ship postage 3/8. The dues were paid by the recipient on 29 Jan. 1852 and got the possession of the letter.
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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 27 November 1851 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.