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Date
1841
Description
1857 SEHORE Paid in purple on fl - much later than listed by Giles (records usage from 1841-52) and another fl from 1842
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Sehore
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Sehore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Sehore pre stamp cover
COV-1388 is a Sehore pre stamp cover of 1841 bearing the Sehore HG 1 handstamp, struck in purple, recorded in the census of Sehore postal history, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1857 SEHORE Paid in purple on fl - much later than listed by Giles (records usage from 1841-52) and another fl from 1842
Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 9 lot 23.
1 image of COV-1388 is recorded; the Sehore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1839–1852.
Questions about COV-1388
- What is COV-1388?
- COV-1388 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Sehore, Bombay Presidency of 1841, bearing the Sehore HG 1 handstamp in purple. 1857 SEHORE Paid in purple on fl - much later than listed by Giles (records usage from 1841-52) and another fl from 1842
- How scarce is the Sehore HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Sehore HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1839–1852.
- What is the provenance of COV-1388?
- Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 9 lot 23.
- When was COV-1388 posted?
- COV-1388 is dated 1841, within the recorded period of use of Sehore HG 1 (1839–1852).
About this record
This 1841 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sehore HG 1 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 StampBay, 9, lot 23.

