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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)
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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-4706 is a Mhow pre stamp cover of 5 August 1857 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?
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.
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 5 lot 165 (09/30/2025).
2 images of COV-4706 are recorded (front, back); the Mhow HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1847–1859.
Questions about COV-4706
- What is COV-4706?
- COV-4706 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mhow, Bombay Presidency of 5 August 1857, bearing the Mhow HG 5 handstamp in red. 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.
- 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-4706?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 5 lot 165 (09/30/2025).
- When was COV-4706 posted?
- COV-4706 is dated 5 August 1857, within the recorded period of use of Mhow HG 5 (1847–1859).
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 7 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).