COV-573
31 July 1825 Sobathoo HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
31 July 1825
Description
Sobathoo Post Paid HG1 handstamp, Entire written from Sobathoo to Clacutta with Sobathoo HG1 "Sobtaho/Post Paid/18" and Calcutta GPO handstamp along with PM delivery mark. The cover was redirected from London to Calcutta as the adressee had moved back to Calcutta with mansuscipt indicating "Forwarded from Mooshirabad by CPK".The Sobathoo is situated in current Himachal Pradesh having a very rough terrain, the packet was initially forwarded from Sobathoo by CPR This entire is for more attractive by having the best strike of Sobathoo postpaid handstamp.
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Other recorded marks at Sobathoo
6 marks6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Sobathoo are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 31 July 1825 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sobathoo HG 1 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Private.