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Date
1852
Description
India 1852 Sehore (Giles #1) prestamp cover to Ramsok, Possibly one of the last recorded examples.
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-4228 is a Sehore pre stamp cover of 1852 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?
India 1852 Sehore (Giles #1) prestamp cover to Ramsok, Possibly one of the last recorded examples.
Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 696 lot 0111 (2026).
3 images of COV-4228 are recorded; the Sehore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1839–1852.
Questions about COV-4228
- What is COV-4228?
- COV-4228 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Sehore, Bombay Presidency of 1852, bearing the Sehore HG 1 handstamp in purple. India 1852 Sehore (Giles #1) prestamp cover to Ramsok, Possibly one of the last recorded examples.
- 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-4228?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 696 lot 0111 (2026).
- When was COV-4228 posted?
- COV-4228 is dated 1852, within the recorded period of use of Sehore HG 1 (1839–1852).
About this record
This 1852 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 Sephils, 696, lot 0111, (2026).