COV-1438

23 July 1857 Mhow HG 5 Cover

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23 July 1857 Mhow HG 5 pre stamp cover — COV-1438

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Corinphila Auctions

Date

23 July 1857

Provenance

Jochen Heddergott (from Edition D'Or released by Corinphila Auctions)

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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.

Mhow HG 1handstampBlack1830–1836
Mhow HG 2handstampBlack1831
Mhow HG 3handstampRed1837–1852
Mhow HG 3ahandstampBlack1839–1852
Mhow HG 4handstampRed1850

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About this record

This 23 July 1857 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mhow HG 5 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded.