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Date
1834
Description
Rare India Cover 1850s FIELD FORCE P.O Parsi Military Camp Sutler To Mhow Letter
Auction
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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-4716 is a Gwalior pre stamp cover of 1834 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?
Rare India Cover 1850s FIELD FORCE P.O Parsi Military Camp Sutler To Mhow Letter
Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
3 images of COV-4716 are recorded (front, back, detail); the Gwalior HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1823–1837.
Questions about COV-4716
- What is COV-4716?
- COV-4716 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Gwalior, North Western Provinces of 1834, bearing the Gwalior HG 1 handstamp in black. Rare India Cover 1850s FIELD FORCE P.O Parsi Military Camp Sutler To Mhow Letter
- 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-4716?
- Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
- When was COV-4716 posted?
- COV-4716 is dated 1834, within the recorded period of use of Gwalior HG 1 (1823–1837).
About this record
This 1834 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. It has appeared at auction with eBay.