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Date
3 May 1829
Description
Augur: 1829 (3 May) native envelope,/wrapper showing the sole recorded example of the oval-framed "aucut/ptnE" alongside double-oval "cwarron/rnsE", good and fair strikes respectively
Auction
Provenance
Derek Hammond Giles
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 3 May 1829 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Gwalior HG 4 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 257.