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Description
Postal cover from mhow (bombay), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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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-4664 is a Mhow pre stamp cover 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?
Postal cover from mhow (bombay), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
2 images of COV-4664 are recorded (front, back); the Mhow HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1830–1836.
Questions about COV-4664
- What is COV-4664?
- COV-4664 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mhow, Bombay Presidency, bearing the Mhow HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from mhow (bombay), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- 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.
About this record
This pre-1854 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.