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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.
- Sholapoor HG 1handstampRed1836-37
- Sholapoor HG 1AhandstampRed1837
- Sholapoor HG 2handstampBlack1836
- Sholapoor HG 3handstampRed1837-46
- Sholapoor HG 4handstampBlack1837–1838
- Sholapoor HG 5handstampRed1843–1849
+1 more at this office.View all Sholapoor marks and postal history →
About this Sholapoor pre stamp cover
COV-503 is a Sholapoor pre stamp cover of 1846 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?
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
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9054 lot 10094.
2 images of COV-503 are recorded (front, back); the Sholapoor HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1845–1856.
Questions about COV-503
- What is COV-503?
- COV-503 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Sholapoor, Bombay Presidency of 1846, bearing the Sholapoor HG 6 handstamp in red. 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
- 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.
- What is the provenance of COV-503?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9054 lot 10094.
- When was COV-503 posted?
- COV-503 is dated 1846, within the recorded period of use of Sholapoor HG 6 (1845–1856).
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 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, lot 10094.