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Date
1846
Description
India, Sholapoor, 1846, "SHOLAPOOR/1846 DEC 12/Paid" Framed Datestamp (Giles 6). Clear strike in red with manuscript "4 A Inland Post, 8 A Steamer" rate added on cover to London, England, sender's directive "via Southampton" , red "INDIA PAID" handstamp, London (Jan. 29, 1847) arrival datestamp, manuscript "1/2" rate marking, accompanied by original enclosure, cover with very mild vertical file fold thru marking, Very Fine
Auction
Sale 9054, Lot 10094, — The Magnolia Collection Part 7
Provenance
"Magnolia"
Same office
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 1846 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 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, lot 10094.