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Date
28 May 1835
Description
Meywar Field Force 1835 (28 May): Entire letter written at the Meywar cantonment in Neemuch, Gwalior state, bearing the rare "P.O MEYWAR F. FORCE" field post office marking (Giles Type 1), addressed to Scotland, and showing red framed "INDIA LETTER RAMSGATE" entry mark, red transit (26 January) and arrival datestamp (27 January). The entire with some peripheral weaknesses and minor fading to the obverse, still fine. Quite outstanding and very scarce
Auction
Corinphila Auktion, Lot 3634, (2026)
Same office
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
+3 more at this office.View all Gwalior marks and postal history →
About this Gwalior pre stamp cover
COV-5732 is a Gwalior pre stamp cover of 28 May 1835 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?
Meywar Field Force 1835 (28 May): Entire letter written at the Meywar cantonment in Neemuch, Gwalior state, bearing the rare "P.O MEYWAR F. FORCE" field post office marking (Giles Type 1), addressed to Scotland, and showing red framed "INDIA LETTER RAMSGATE" entry mark, red transit (26 January) and arrival datestamp (27 January). The entire with some peripheral weaknesses and minor fading to the obverse, still fine. Quite outstanding and very scarce
Its recorded auction history runs through Corinphila Corinphila Auktion lot 3634 (2026).
2 images of COV-5732 are recorded; the Gwalior HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1823–1837.
Questions about COV-5732
- What is COV-5732?
- COV-5732 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Gwalior, North Western Provinces of 28 May 1835, bearing the Gwalior HG 1 handstamp in black. Meywar Field Force 1835 (28 May): Entire letter written at the Meywar cantonment in Neemuch, Gwalior state, bearing the rare "P.O MEYWAR F. FORCE" field post office marking (Giles Type 1), addressed to Scotland, and showing red framed "INDIA LETTER RAMSGATE" entry mark, red transit (26 January) and arrival datestamp (27 January). The entire with some peripheral weaknesses and minor fading to the obverse, still fine. Quite outstanding and very scarce
- 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-5732?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Corinphila Corinphila Auktion lot 3634 (2026).
- When was COV-5732 posted?
- COV-5732 is dated 28 May 1835, within the recorded period of use of Gwalior HG 1 (1823–1837).
About this record
This 28 May 1835 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 19 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Corinphila Auctions, Corinphila Auktion, lot 3634, (2026).