Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Description
Postal cover from surat (bombay), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Surat
3 marks3 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.
About this Surat pre stamp cover
COV-3070 is a Surat pre stamp cover bearing the Surat HG 4 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 4 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-3070 is recorded (front); the Surat HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1852.
Questions about COV-3070
- What is COV-3070?
- COV-3070 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Surat, Bombay Presidency, bearing the Surat HG 4 handstamp in black. Postal cover from surat (bombay), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Surat HG 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Surat HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841–1852.
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Surat HG 4 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.