Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
14 November 1852
Description
This handstamp: In black colour box, "MHOW / BEARING" used during 1839 to 1852. This cover extends the period of use till 1852 as Giles recorded the only cover reported to him dated 1839.
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 record
This 14 November 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mhow HG 3a handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.