How scarce is the Sehore HG 3 mark on this cover?

The census grades Sehore HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1852.

When was COV-314 posted?

COV-314 is dated 1852, within the recorded period of use of Sehore HG 3 (1852).

COV-314

1852 Sehore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1852, Sehore HG 3 handstruck folded letter (COV-314) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Sehore HG 3, back (COV-314) — back

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Date

1852

Description

India, Sehore, 1852, "SEHORE/DEC. 12 1852/Paid" Framed Datestamp (Giles 3). Clear strike in reddish violet with manuscript "1 as" rate on back of petite native folded letter, Very Fine strike, this is the exact marking used by Giles for his book

Auction

Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Sale 9020, Lot 10124, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5

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Other recorded marks at Sehore

2 marks

2 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.

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About this Sehore pre stamp cover

COV-314 is a Sehore pre stamp cover of 1852 bearing the Sehore HG 3 handstamp, struck in purple, recorded in the census of Sehore postal history, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10124.

2 images of COV-314 are recorded (front, back); the Sehore HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1852.

Questions about COV-314

What is COV-314?: COV-314 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Sehore, Bombay Presidency of 1852, bearing the Sehore HG 3 handstamp in purple. India, Sehore, 1852, "SEHORE/DEC. 12 1852/Paid" Framed Datestamp (Giles 3). Clear strike in reddish violet with manuscript "1 as" rate on back of petite native folded letter, Very Fine strike, this is the exact marking used by Giles for his book
How scarce is the Sehore HG 3 mark on this cover?: The census grades Sehore HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1852.
What is the provenance of COV-314?: Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10124.
When was COV-314 posted?: COV-314 is dated 1852, within the recorded period of use of Sehore HG 3 (1852).

About this record

This 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sehore HG 3 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10124.