COV-2618 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Surat, Bombay Presidency of 10 March 1831, bearing the Surat HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from surat (bombay), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 10 March 1831. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Surat HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Surat HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1831.

When was COV-2618 posted?

COV-2618 is dated 10 March 1831, within the recorded period of use of Surat HG 1 (1831).

COV-2618

10 March 1831 Surat HG 1 Cover

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10 March 1831 Surat HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-2618 — front

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Date

10 March 1831

Description

Postal cover from surat (bombay), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 10 March 1831. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Surat

3 marks

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About this Surat pre stamp cover

COV-2618 is a Surat pre stamp cover of 10 March 1831 bearing the Surat HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Surat postal history, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from surat (bombay), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 10 March 1831. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2618 is recorded (front); the Surat HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1831.

Questions about COV-2618

What is COV-2618?: COV-2618 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Surat, Bombay Presidency of 10 March 1831, bearing the Surat HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from surat (bombay), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 10 March 1831. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Surat HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Surat HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1831.
When was COV-2618 posted?: COV-2618 is dated 10 March 1831, within the recorded period of use of Surat HG 1 (1831).

About this record

This 10 March 1831 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Surat HG 1 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded.