COV-1633 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mhow, Bombay Presidency, bearing the Mhow HG 2 handstamp in black. Postal cover from mhow (bombay), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Mhow HG 2 mark on this cover?

The census grades Mhow HG 2 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1831.

COV-1633

Mhow Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Mhow HG 2 handstruck folded letter (COV-1633) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Mhow HG 2, back (COV-1633) — back

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Description

Postal cover from mhow (bombay), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd

Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, Lot 500, (4th Sep 2024)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Mhow

5 marks

5 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.

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About this Mhow pre stamp cover

COV-1633 is a Mhow pre stamp cover bearing the Mhow HG 2 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 2 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 500 (4th Sep 2024).

2 images of COV-1633 are recorded (front, back); the Mhow HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1831.

Questions about COV-1633

What is COV-1633?: COV-1633 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mhow, Bombay Presidency, bearing the Mhow HG 2 handstamp in black. Postal cover from mhow (bombay), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Mhow HG 2 mark on this cover?: The census grades Mhow HG 2 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1831.
What is the provenance of COV-1633?: Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 500 (4th Sep 2024).

About this record

This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mhow HG 2 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, lot 500, (4th Sep 2024).