How scarce is the Mahableshwar HG 5 mark on this cover?

The census grades Mahableshwar HG 5 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1858.

When was COV-4802 posted?

COV-4802 is dated 26 March 1857, within the recorded period of use of Mahableshwar HG 5 (1858).

COV-4802

26 March 1857 Mahableshwar HG 5 Cover

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26 March 1857 Mahableshwar HG 5 pre stamp cover — COV-4802 — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd

Date

26 March 1857

Description

STAMPLESS UNPAID COVER TO INDIA REDIRECTED FURTHER WITH INDIA 1st-ISSUE 1a RED PAIR; Attractive 18 Feb. - 26 Mar. 1857 E sent unpaid from London (charged "6" beneath stamps) "Via Southampton" to Sattarah via the Forwarding Agents "Ritchie Stewart & Co" in Bombay having a fine boxed "SATTARA/Bearing" ds on the front, but redirected to "MAHABLESHWUR" (v. fine "BEARING ds on the lower flap) with a Pair of India 1a Red margins all round except cut into at left) tied by Bombay "1" barred diamond numerals with circular framed "St. Bg./As. 4" on the front. Rare thus. [Ex Cavendish 'Bruce Adam' India section, Apr. 2005, lot 478, realised £420+BP, when acquired by Gilbert Wheat.] Cross Reference: OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS

Auction

Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd

Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, Lot 507, (4 Sep 2024)

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Other recorded marks at Mahableshwar

7 marks

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About this Mahableshwar pre stamp cover

COV-4802 is a Mahableshwar pre stamp cover of 26 March 1857 bearing the Mahableshwar HG 5 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Mahableshwar postal history — the office known today as Mahabaleshwar, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 507 (4 Sep 2024).

1 image of COV-4802 is recorded (front); the Mahableshwar HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1858.

Questions about COV-4802

What is COV-4802?: COV-4802 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mahableshwar, Bombay Presidency of 26 March 1857, bearing the Mahableshwar HG 5 handstamp in black. STAMPLESS UNPAID COVER TO INDIA REDIRECTED FURTHER WITH INDIA 1st-ISSUE 1a RED PAIR; Attractive 18 Feb. - 26 Mar. 1857 E sent unpaid from London (charged "6" beneath stamps) "Via Southampton" to Sattarah via the Forwarding Agents "Ritchie Stewart & Co" in Bombay having a fine boxed "SATTARA/Bearing" ds on the front, but redirected to "MAHABLESHWUR" (v. fine "BEARING ds on the lower flap) with a Pair of India 1a Red margins all round except cut into at left) tied by Bombay "1" barred diamond numerals with circular framed "St. Bg./As. 4" on the front. Rare thus. [Ex Cavendish 'Bruce Adam' India section, Apr. 2005, lot 478, realised £420+BP, when acquired by Gilbert Wheat.] Cross Reference: OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS
How scarce is the Mahableshwar HG 5 mark on this cover?: The census grades Mahableshwar HG 5 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1858.
What is the provenance of COV-4802?: Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 507 (4 Sep 2024).
When was COV-4802 posted?: COV-4802 is dated 26 March 1857, within the recorded period of use of Mahableshwar HG 5 (1858).

About this record

This 26 March 1857 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mahableshwar HG 5 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 Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, lot 507, (4 Sep 2024).