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Date
5 August 1857
Description
India, 1854, 4a Rose Red & Blue, 5th Printing, Head Die III, Frame Die II (6G; SG 25). Tight margins to just touching, used with 1854, 1a Red, Die I (4; SG 12), horizontal pair, margins to just touching, cancelled or tied by barred "43" cancels with bold strike of red framed "MHOW, 1857 AUG. 5/Paid" datestamp (Giles 5) on cover to London, England, red framed "INDIA PAID" handstamp, Bombay (Aug. 10) transit and London (Sept. 16) arrival datestamps, the latter also tying 1a pair, cover missing small piece of top flap VERY FINE USE OF THE ONE-ANNA PAIR AND 4-ANNAs FIFTH PRINTING LITHOGRAPHS ON COVER FROM MHOW. An attractive cover.
Auction
The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 5, Lot 165, (09/30/2025)
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 5 August 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 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 5, lot 165, (09/30/2025).