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Date
1832
Description
Entire posted from Mhow to Edinburgh on January 1833 with rare handstamp of Mhow HG1 in Mauve color along with Liverpool India ship LR martime handstamp and other delivery marks with 10 Annas postage paid. HG1 handstamp was discontinued in 1832 which was in black color and was continued for another year in Mauve color.
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Other recorded marks at Mhow
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Mhow are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Mhow pre stamp cover
COV-4079 is a Mhow pre stamp cover of 1832 bearing the Mhow HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Mhow postal history, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Entire posted from Mhow to Edinburgh on January 1833 with rare handstamp of Mhow HG1 in Mauve color along with Liverpool India ship LR martime handstamp and other delivery marks with 10 Annas postage paid. HG1 handstamp was discontinued in 1832 which was in black color and was continued for another year in Mauve color.
1 image of COV-4079 is recorded (front); the Mhow HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1830–1836.
Questions about COV-4079
- What is COV-4079?
- COV-4079 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mhow, Bombay Presidency of 1832, bearing the Mhow HG 1 handstamp in black. Entire posted from Mhow to Edinburgh on January 1833 with rare handstamp of Mhow HG1 in Mauve color along with Liverpool India ship LR martime handstamp and other delivery marks with 10 Annas postage paid. HG1 handstamp was discontinued in 1832 which was in black color and was continued for another year in Mauve color.
- How scarce is the Mhow HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Mhow HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1830–1836.
- When was COV-4079 posted?
- COV-4079 is dated 1832, within the recorded period of use of Mhow HG 1 (1830–1836).
About this record
This 1832 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mhow HG 1 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded.