COV-4437 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Chhindwara, Bombay Presidency of 1858, bearing the Chhindwara HG 1 handstamp in red. India 1858 QV ½a cancelled by "75" within bars on cover from Chhindwara w/ "AM" & "Nagpore/Paid" h/s in red at back

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

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

When was COV-4437 posted?

COV-4437 is dated 1858, within the recorded period of use of Chhindwara HG 1 (1858).

COV-4437

1858 Chhindwara Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1858, Chhindwara HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-4437)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Chhindwara HG 1, scan 2 (COV-4437)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1858

Description

India 1858 QV ½a cancelled by "75" within bars on cover from Chhindwara w/ "AM" & "Nagpore/Paid" h/s in red at back

Auction

Sephils

50, Lot 0091, (2024)

About this Chhindwara pre stamp cover

COV-4437 is a Chhindwara pre stamp cover of 1858 bearing the Chhindwara HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Chhindwara postal history, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

India 1858 QV ½a cancelled by "75" within bars on cover from Chhindwara w/ "AM" & "Nagpore/Paid" h/s in red at back

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 50 lot 0091 (2024).

2 images of COV-4437 are recorded; the Chhindwara HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1858.

Questions about COV-4437

What is COV-4437?: COV-4437 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Chhindwara, Bombay Presidency of 1858, bearing the Chhindwara HG 1 handstamp in red. India 1858 QV ½a cancelled by "75" within bars on cover from Chhindwara w/ "AM" & "Nagpore/Paid" h/s in red at back
How scarce is the Chhindwara HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Chhindwara HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1858.
What is the provenance of COV-4437?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 50 lot 0091 (2024).
When was COV-4437 posted?: COV-4437 is dated 1858, within the recorded period of use of Chhindwara HG 1 (1858).

About this record

This 1858 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Chhindwara HG 1 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 50, lot 0091, (2024).