COV-2426
27 November 1851 Sholapoor 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.
- Sholapoor HG 1handstampRed1836-37
- Sholapoor HG 1AhandstampRed1837
- Sholapoor HG 2handstampBlack1836
- Sholapoor HG 3handstampRed1837-46
- Sholapoor HG 4handstampBlack1837–1838
- Sholapoor HG 5handstampRed1843–1849
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About this Sholapoor pre stamp cover
COV-2426 is a Sholapoor pre stamp cover of 27 November 1851 bearing the Sholapoor HG 6 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Sholapoor postal history — the office known today as Solapur, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
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.
1 image of COV-2426 is recorded (front); the Sholapoor HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1845–1856.
Questions about COV-2426
- What is COV-2426?
- COV-2426 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Sholapoor, Bombay Presidency of 27 November 1851, bearing the Sholapoor HG 6 handstamp in red. 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.
- How scarce is the Sholapoor HG 6 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Sholapoor HG 6 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1845–1856.
- When was COV-2426 posted?
- COV-2426 is dated 27 November 1851, within the recorded period of use of Sholapoor HG 6 (1845–1856).
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 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded.