COV-2189 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tannah, Bombay Presidency of 29 April 1850, bearing the Tannah HG 2 handstamp in red. Postal cover from tannah (bombay), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Red. Dated 29 April 1850. Note: Colour error in stamping?. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Tannah HG 2 mark on this cover?

The census grades Tannah HG 2 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1850–1854.

When was COV-2189 posted?

COV-2189 is dated 29 April 1850, within the recorded period of use of Tannah HG 2 (1850–1854).

COV-2189

29 April 1850 Tannah Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 29 April 1850, Tannah HG 2 handstruck folded letter (COV-2189) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Tannah HG 2, back (COV-2189) — back

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Date

29 April 1850

Description

Postal cover from tannah (bombay), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Red. Dated 29 April 1850. Note: Colour error in stamping?. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Private

Same office

Other recorded marks at Tannah

1 mark

One other pre-1854 postal marking of Tannah is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.

Tannah HG 1handstampBlack1845–1846

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About this Tannah pre stamp cover

COV-2189 is a Tannah pre stamp cover of 29 April 1850 bearing the Tannah HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Tannah postal history — the office known today as Thane, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from tannah (bombay), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Red. Dated 29 April 1850. Note: Colour error in stamping?. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Private.

2 images of COV-2189 are recorded (front, back); the Tannah HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1850–1854.

Questions about COV-2189

What is COV-2189?: COV-2189 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tannah, Bombay Presidency of 29 April 1850, bearing the Tannah HG 2 handstamp in red. Postal cover from tannah (bombay), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Red. Dated 29 April 1850. Note: Colour error in stamping?. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Tannah HG 2 mark on this cover?: The census grades Tannah HG 2 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1850–1854.
What is the provenance of COV-2189?: Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
When was COV-2189 posted?: COV-2189 is dated 29 April 1850, within the recorded period of use of Tannah HG 2 (1850–1854).

About this record

This 29 April 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tannah HG 2 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Private.