COV-3487
13 January 1855 Mhow HG 5 Cover
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Date
13 January 1855
Description
A group of covers (5) and a front comprising ½a. blue on four small local envelopes, various Dies and variously cancelled; and 1a. red (2) one on entire to England and another on a front cancelled "43" in diamond of bars; a good group. (6)
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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 record
This 13 January 1855 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 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 25016 - Stamps and Covers of Asia, lot 1127.