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Date
1838
Description
India: 1838 (Sept. 19) entire to Moulmein endorsed “C.H.” and “Post paid” at lower left with framed “SURAT/Bearing” (Giles type 4) ...
Auction
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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-5226 is a Surat pre stamp cover of 1838 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?
India: 1838 (Sept. 19) entire to Moulmein endorsed “C.H.” and “Post paid” at lower left with framed “SURAT/Bearing” (Giles type 4) ...
Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions Grosvenor Auctions - 174th Auction - British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 1070; and Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 171: British Empire and Foreign Countries lot 1409.
1 image of COV-5226 is recorded; the Surat HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1852.
Questions about COV-5226
- What is COV-5226?
- COV-5226 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Surat, Bombay Presidency of 1838, bearing the Surat HG 4 handstamp in black. India: 1838 (Sept. 19) entire to Moulmein endorsed “C.H.” and “Post paid” at lower left with framed “SURAT/Bearing” (Giles type 4) ...
- 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.
- What is the provenance of COV-5226?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions Grosvenor Auctions - 174th Auction - British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 1070; and Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 171: British Empire and Foreign Countries lot 1409.
- When was COV-5226 posted?
- COV-5226 is dated 1838, within the recorded period of use of Surat HG 4 (1841–1852).
About this record
This 1838 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 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions, Grosvenor Auctions - 174th Auction - British Empire & Foreign Countries, lot 1070; Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions, GPA 171: British Empire and Foreign Countries, lot 1409.