COV-2457
15 December 1826 Gwalior HG 1 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.
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 15 surviving covers with this mark recorded.