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Date
1842
Description
1842 (March 5) Folded entire sent from Bolarum to Lucknow with clear deep-red strike “BOLARAM Paid” on reverse with inserted date in pen and weight notation “1 ½ tola” to indicate triple weight postage. Very attractive and rare.
Auction
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Other recorded marks at Bolaram
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Bolaram is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this Bolaram pre stamp cover
COV-889 is a Bolaram pre stamp cover of 1842 bearing the Bolaram HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Bolaram postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1842 (March 5) Folded entire sent from Bolarum to Lucknow with clear deep-red strike “BOLARAM Paid” on reverse with inserted date in pen and weight notation “1 ½ tola” to indicate triple weight postage. Very attractive and rare.
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman lot 30406.
2 images of COV-889 are recorded; the Bolaram HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1854.
Questions about COV-889
- What is COV-889?
- COV-889 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bolaram, Madras Presidency of 1842, bearing the Bolaram HG 1 handstamp in red. 1842 (March 5) Folded entire sent from Bolarum to Lucknow with clear deep-red strike “BOLARAM Paid” on reverse with inserted date in pen and weight notation “1 ½ tola” to indicate triple weight postage. Very attractive and rare.
- How scarce is the Bolaram HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Bolaram HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841–1854.
- What is the provenance of COV-889?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman lot 30406.
- When was COV-889 posted?
- COV-889 is dated 1842, within the recorded period of use of Bolaram HG 1 (1841–1854).
About this record
This 1842 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bolaram HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, lot 30406.