COV-612
15 December 1826 Gwalior HG 1 Cover
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Date
15 December 1826
Description
P.O. Meywar F.(ield) Force, clear datestamp with "26" of 1826 year date and "15 Dec" added by hand, struck over the backflap of folded letter from Glawlior to Calcutta, manuscript "P.P. 1-2as" rate for 737 miles and red boxed Calcutta arrival backstamp, very fine.
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Provenance
"Sapphire"
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.
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 14 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Sapphire, lot 3176, (May 2010).