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Date
1843
Description
India 1843 Soldiers' concession rate prestamp cover w/ Giles 2 "SUBATOO/FREE" h/s "INDIA" dispatch pmk & "2" British inland due mark to England
Auction
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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 1843 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sobathoo HG 2 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 50, lot 0332, (2024).