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COV-4388

26 March 1848 Mhow HG 5 Cover

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26 March 1848 Mhow HG 5 pre stamp cover — COV-4388
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Mhow HG 5 pre stamp cover — back (COV-4388)
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Date

26 March 1848

Auction

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Stampbay 21th Auction - India Exclusive, (August 29 2026)

Provenance

India 1848 (Mar 26) MHOW Paid Giles 5 on folded letter to London with boxed INDIA PAID and London PAID alongside

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About this record

This 26 March 1848 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. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, Stampbay 21th Auction - India Exclusive, (August 29 2026).