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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)
Auction
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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 Mhow pre stamp cover
COV-3487 is a Mhow pre stamp cover of 13 January 1855 bearing the Mhow HG 5 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Mhow postal history, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
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)
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 25016 - Stamps and Covers of Asia lot 1127.
1 image of COV-3487 is recorded (front); the Mhow HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1847–1859.
Questions about COV-3487
- What is COV-3487?
- COV-3487 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mhow, Bombay Presidency of 13 January 1855, bearing the Mhow HG 5 handstamp in red. 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)
- How scarce is the Mhow HG 5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Mhow HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1847–1859.
- What is the provenance of COV-3487?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 25016 - Stamps and Covers of Asia lot 1127.
- When was COV-3487 posted?
- COV-3487 is dated 13 January 1855, within the recorded period of use of Mhow HG 5 (1847–1859).
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 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 25016 - Stamps and Covers of Asia, lot 1127.