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.

When was COV-5416 posted?

COV-5416 is dated 1857, within the recorded period of use of Mhow HG 5 (1847–1859).

COV-5416

1857 Mhow Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1857, Mhow HG 5 handstruck folded letter (COV-5416)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Mhow HG 5, scan 2 (COV-5416)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1857

Description

India 1857 superbly cancelled Postal History Cover from Mhow to Jubbulpore, franked with East India 1/2a blue, SG37 pair, cancelled with '43' within diamond of diagonal lines, red Mhow datestamp.

Auction

Sephils

745, Lot 0038, (2026)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Mhow

5 marks

5 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.

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About this Mhow pre stamp cover

COV-5416 is a Mhow pre stamp cover of 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 1857 superbly cancelled Postal History Cover from Mhow to Jubbulpore, franked with East India 1/2a blue, SG37 pair, cancelled with '43' within diamond of diagonal lines, red Mhow datestamp.

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 745 lot 0038 (2026).

2 images of COV-5416 are recorded; the Mhow HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1847–1859.

Questions about COV-5416

What is COV-5416?: COV-5416 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mhow, Bombay Presidency of 1857, bearing the Mhow HG 5 handstamp in red. India 1857 superbly cancelled Postal History Cover from Mhow to Jubbulpore, franked with East India 1/2a blue, SG37 pair, cancelled with '43' within diamond of diagonal lines, red Mhow datestamp.
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-5416?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 745 lot 0038 (2026).
When was COV-5416 posted?: COV-5416 is dated 1857, within the recorded period of use of Mhow HG 5 (1847–1859).

About this record

This 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 Sephils, 745, lot 0038, (2026).