COV-4274 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Warree, Bombay Presidency of 28 April 1857, bearing the Warree HG 1 handstamp in red. Postal cover from warree (bombay), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 28 April 1857. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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

The census grades Warree HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1857–1858.

When was COV-4274 posted?

COV-4274 is dated 28 April 1857, within the recorded period of use of Warree HG 1 (1857–1858).

COV-4274

28 April 1857 Warree Cover

Back to census|Warree HG 1 · 2 covers recorded

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 28 April 1857, Warree HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-4274) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Warree HG 1, back (COV-4274) — back

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Date

28 April 1857

Description

Postal cover from warree (bombay), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 28 April 1857. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Spink

Auction: 23028 - Stamps and Covers of India and South East Asia, (2024)

About this Warree pre stamp cover

COV-4274 is a Warree pre stamp cover of 28 April 1857 bearing the Warree HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Warree postal history — the office known today as Sawantwadi, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from warree (bombay), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 28 April 1857. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Auction: 23028 - Stamps and Covers of India and South East Asia (2024).

2 images of COV-4274 are recorded (front, back); the Warree HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1857–1858.

Questions about COV-4274

What is COV-4274?: COV-4274 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Warree, Bombay Presidency of 28 April 1857, bearing the Warree HG 1 handstamp in red. Postal cover from warree (bombay), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 28 April 1857. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Warree HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Warree HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1857–1858.
What is the provenance of COV-4274?: Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Auction: 23028 - Stamps and Covers of India and South East Asia (2024).
When was COV-4274 posted?: COV-4274 is dated 28 April 1857, within the recorded period of use of Warree HG 1 (1857–1858).

About this record

This 28 April 1857 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Warree HG 1 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Auction: 23028 - Stamps and Covers of India and South East Asia, (2024).