Gwalior HG 4

Gwalior State was the largest treaty State in the Central India Agency, under the political supervision of a Resident at Gwalior, the original capital of the State, though later replaced by Lashkar. Gwalior fort is one of the most famous in India. The house of Sindhia founded by Ranoji Sindhia, and during the latter part of the 18th century, with the assistance of Benoit De Boigne and his genius for organisation and command in the field, the Maratha supremacy was established. In 1843 a British force under Sir Hugh Gough moved on Gwalior, and during the battles of Panniar and Maharajpur, the Gwalior army was annihilated. A Council of Regency was then appointed during the minority of an adopted son of the former ruler's widow, to act under the Resident's advice.

Gwalior HG 4 is a pre-1854 handstruck postal marking of the post office at Gwalior in the North Western Provinces, British India, in recorded use from 1829 to 1848. Known strikes occur in black and red. It is listed in 1989 Catalogue, where each marking of British India is assigned a figure number — hence "HG 4".

A single surviving cover bearing this mark is recorded in the census, with images and provenance. On the strength of that count the mark is graded "Scarce" — the grade moves automatically as new covers are recorded. Collectors searching for gwalior pre stamp covers, gwalior postal history or "Gwalior HG4" material can compare HG 4 across every office or browse the rest of the Gwalior marks.

One example in red, old stamp used in error question mark.