Scan or Photo Courtesy of India Study Circle
Date
1838
Description
India 1838 MHOW Paid HG3 on folded entire addressed to Major General commanding the Saugor Division office Army.
Auction
Same office
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-2039 is a Mhow pre stamp cover of 1838 bearing the Mhow HG 3 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Mhow postal history, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India 1838 MHOW Paid HG3 on folded entire addressed to Major General commanding the Saugor Division office Army.
Its recorded auction history runs through India Study Circle lot 9.
3 images of COV-2039 are recorded; the Mhow HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1852.
Questions about COV-2039
- What is COV-2039?
- COV-2039 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mhow, Bombay Presidency of 1838, bearing the Mhow HG 3 handstamp in red. India 1838 MHOW Paid HG3 on folded entire addressed to Major General commanding the Saugor Division office Army.
- How scarce is the Mhow HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Mhow HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1852.
- What is the provenance of COV-2039?
- Its recorded auction history runs through India Study Circle lot 9.
- When was COV-2039 posted?
- COV-2039 is dated 1838, within the recorded period of use of Mhow HG 3 (1837–1852).
About this record
This 1838 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mhow HG 3 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with India Study Circle, lot 9.