COV-2457
15 December 1826 Gwalior Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Santosh MS
Date
15 December 1826
Description
1826 Nemutch – Calcutta inland entire, with Meywar Field Force Giles 1 "P.O./Meywar/F. Force./18.." despatch handstamp, date "15 Decr 26" & rate "PP 1 – 2 as" (Post Paid 1R2A for letter not exceeding 1 Tolah, for distance between 1000 to 1100 miles, distance between Nemutch – Calcutta was around 1080 miles) applied in manuscript. At Calcutta, Giles G8 "CALCUTTA/G.P.O./20 DE 20/1826" (DE inverted) & "AM" receipt mark applied prior to delivery. Nemutch was a British cantonment in the Mandsaur district of Gwalior State.
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Other recorded marks at Gwalior
9 marks9 other pre-1854 postal markings of Gwalior are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Gwalior HG 2handstampBlack1829–1843
- Gwalior HG 3handstampBlack1833–1844
- Gwalior HG 4handstampBlack1829–1848
- Gwalior HG 4bhandstampBlack1834–1836
- Gwalior HG 5handstampRed1837–1846
- Gwalior HG 6handstampRed1845–1852
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About this Gwalior pre stamp cover
COV-2457 is a Gwalior pre stamp cover of 15 December 1826 bearing the Gwalior HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Gwalior postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
1826 Nemutch – Calcutta inland entire, with Meywar Field Force Giles 1 "P.O./Meywar/F. Force./18.." despatch handstamp, date "15 Decr 26" & rate "PP 1 – 2 as" (Post Paid 1R2A for letter not exceeding 1 Tolah, for distance between 1000 to 1100 miles, distance between Nemutch – Calcutta was around 1080 miles) applied in manuscript. At Calcutta, Giles G8 "CALCUTTA/G.P.O./20 DE 20/1826" (DE inverted) & "AM" receipt mark applied prior to delivery. Nemutch was a British cantonment in the Mandsaur district of Gwalior State.
1 image of COV-2457 is recorded (front); the Gwalior HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1823–1837.
Questions about COV-2457
- What is COV-2457?
- COV-2457 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Gwalior, North Western Provinces of 15 December 1826, bearing the Gwalior HG 1 handstamp in black. 1826 Nemutch – Calcutta inland entire, with Meywar Field Force Giles 1 "P.O./Meywar/F. Force./18.." despatch handstamp, date "15 Decr 26" & rate "PP 1 – 2 as" (Post Paid 1R2A for letter not exceeding 1 Tolah, for distance between 1000 to 1100 miles, distance between Nemutch – Calcutta was around 1080 miles) applied in manuscript. At Calcutta, Giles G8 "CALCUTTA/G.P.O./20 DE 20/1826" (DE inverted) & "AM" receipt mark applied prior to delivery. Nemutch was a British cantonment in the Mandsaur district of Gwalior State.
- How scarce is the Gwalior HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Gwalior HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1823–1837.
- When was COV-2457 posted?
- COV-2457 is dated 15 December 1826, within the recorded period of use of Gwalior HG 1 (1823–1837).
About this record
This 15 December 1826 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Gwalior HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 18 surviving covers with this mark recorded.