COV-963

19 June 1828 Gwalior HG 1 Cover

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19 June 1828 Gwalior HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-963 — front

Gwalior HG 1 pre stamp cover — back (COV-963) — back

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Date

19 June 1828

Description

India 1828 (Jun 19) P.O. Meywar F.Force very fine strike of scarce Gwalior HG1 on folded letter to UK via Bombay, ‘INDIA LETTER PORTSMOUTH”, boxed “1/2”, arrival and delivery cds

Auction

StampBay

Auction 11, Lot 35

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Other recorded marks at Gwalior

9 marks

9 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
Gwalior HG 7handstampRed1843–1849
Gwalior HG 8handstampBlack1848
Gwalior HG 9handstampRed1851

View all Gwalior marks and postal history →

About this record

This 19 June 1828 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 StampBay, Auction 11, lot 35.