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Date
1845
Description
Postal cover from sholapoor (bombay), bearing HG 6 handstamp in Red. Dated 1845. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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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-3066 is a Sholapoor pre stamp cover of 1845 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?
Postal cover from sholapoor (bombay), bearing HG 6 handstamp in Red. Dated 1845. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-3066 is recorded (front); the Sholapoor HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1845–1856.
Questions about COV-3066
- What is COV-3066?
- COV-3066 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Sholapoor, Bombay Presidency of 1845, bearing the Sholapoor HG 6 handstamp in red. Postal cover from sholapoor (bombay), bearing HG 6 handstamp in Red. Dated 1845. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- 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-3066 posted?
- COV-3066 is dated 1845, within the recorded period of use of Sholapoor HG 6 (1845–1856).
About this record
This 1845 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.