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Date
3 July 1835
Description
1835 : H.G. 1 : Letter posted from MEYWAR [3 July] Post Office to Mr. Herbert of 9th Bengal Light Cavalry at KURNAUL Postage prepaid 10 as. Meywar was an alternative name for Udaipur, a presidency in Rajpootana. The duties of the force were mainly of a police nature until 1825, when the troops under Lord Combermere advanced against Durjan Sal. The Meywar Field Force was a subsidiary force stationed at Meywar in 1818, after the war with and suppression of the Pindaris.
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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-801 is a Gwalior pre stamp cover of 3 July 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?
1835 : H.G. 1 : Letter posted from MEYWAR [3 July] Post Office to Mr. Herbert of 9th Bengal Light Cavalry at KURNAUL Postage prepaid 10 as. Meywar was an alternative name for Udaipur, a presidency in Rajpootana. The duties of the force were mainly of a police nature until 1825, when the troops under Lord Combermere advanced against Durjan Sal. The Meywar Field Force was a subsidiary force stationed at Meywar in 1818, after the war with and suppression of the Pindaris.
1 image of COV-801 is recorded; the Gwalior HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1823–1837.
Questions about COV-801
- What is COV-801?
- COV-801 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Gwalior, North Western Provinces of 3 July 1835, bearing the Gwalior HG 1 handstamp in black. 1835 : H.G. 1 : Letter posted from MEYWAR [3 July] Post Office to Mr. Herbert of 9th Bengal Light Cavalry at KURNAUL Postage prepaid 10 as. Meywar was an alternative name for Udaipur, a presidency in Rajpootana. The duties of the force were mainly of a police nature until 1825, when the troops under Lord Combermere advanced against Durjan Sal. The Meywar Field Force was a subsidiary force stationed at Meywar in 1818, after the war with and suppression of the Pindaris.
- 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.
- When was COV-801 posted?
- COV-801 is dated 3 July 1835, within the recorded period of use of Gwalior HG 1 (1823–1837).
About this record
This 3 July 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 17 surviving covers with this mark recorded.