COV-2426 — 27 November 1851 Sholapoor HG 6 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Census record COV-2426 is a 27 November 1851 pre-stamp cover of British India bearing the Sholapoor HG 6 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.
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.