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COV-3787

14 October 1851 Surat HG 3 Cover

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14 October 1851 Surat HG 3 pre stamp cover — COV-3787
Surat HG 3 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-3787)

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Date

14 October 1851

Description

India 1851 prestamp cover from Surat via Southampton to Surrey, England w/ red tombstone "PAID" h/s

Auction

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429, Lot 0092, (2025)

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Other recorded marks at Surat

3 marks

3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Surat are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this record

This 14 October 1851 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Surat HG 3 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 429, lot 0092, (2025).