COV-4024
1 June 1833 Gwalior Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
1 June 1833
Description
Entire posted from Mewar field force which was the first field post having the post office in India with the scare Mewar field force HG1 handstamp address to lieutenant Herbert of 9th regiment with postage of 10 annas paid on 1st June 1833. "P.O. / Meywar / F./Force / 18", is the first field force post office handstamp to appear in INDIA.
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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-4024 is a Gwalior pre stamp cover of 1 June 1833 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?
Entire posted from Mewar field force which was the first field post having the post office in India with the scare Mewar field force HG1 handstamp address to lieutenant Herbert of 9th regiment with postage of 10 annas paid on 1st June 1833. "P.O. / Meywar / F./Force / 18", is the first field force post office handstamp to appear in INDIA.
Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
1 image of COV-4024 is recorded (front); the Gwalior HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1823–1837.
Questions about COV-4024
- What is COV-4024?
- COV-4024 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Gwalior, North Western Provinces of 1 June 1833, bearing the Gwalior HG 1 handstamp in black. Entire posted from Mewar field force which was the first field post having the post office in India with the scare Mewar field force HG1 handstamp address to lieutenant Herbert of 9th regiment with postage of 10 annas paid on 1st June 1833. "P.O. / Meywar / F./Force / 18", is the first field force post office handstamp to appear in INDIA.
- 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.
- What is the provenance of COV-4024?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
- When was COV-4024 posted?
- COV-4024 is dated 1 June 1833, within the recorded period of use of Gwalior HG 1 (1823–1837).
About this record
This 1 June 1833 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 17 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Private.