COV-2557 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Gwalior, North Western Provinces of 29 December 1843, bearing the Gwalior HG 2 handstamp in black. Postal cover from gwalior (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Black. Dated 29 December 1843. Note: Intaglio. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Gwalior HG 2 mark on this cover?

The census grades Gwalior HG 2 as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1829–1843.

When was COV-2557 posted?

COV-2557 is dated 29 December 1843, within the recorded period of use of Gwalior HG 2 (1829–1843).

COV-2557

29 December 1843 Gwalior HG 2 Cover

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29 December 1843 Gwalior HG 2 pre stamp cover — COV-2557 — front

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Date

29 December 1843

Description

Postal cover from gwalior (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Black. Dated 29 December 1843. Note: Intaglio. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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About this Gwalior pre stamp cover

COV-2557 is a Gwalior pre stamp cover of 29 December 1843 bearing the Gwalior HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Gwalior postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from gwalior (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Black. Dated 29 December 1843. Note: Intaglio. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-2557 is recorded (front); the Gwalior HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1829–1843.

Questions about COV-2557

What is COV-2557?: COV-2557 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Gwalior, North Western Provinces of 29 December 1843, bearing the Gwalior HG 2 handstamp in black. Postal cover from gwalior (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Black. Dated 29 December 1843. Note: Intaglio. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Gwalior HG 2 mark on this cover?: The census grades Gwalior HG 2 as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1829–1843.
When was COV-2557 posted?: COV-2557 is dated 29 December 1843, within the recorded period of use of Gwalior HG 2 (1829–1843).

About this record

This 29 December 1843 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Gwalior HG 2 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.