COV-1065
28 January 1836 Gwalior HG 4b Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
28 January 1836
Description
Gwalior: 1836 (28 Jan.) entire letter to London, redirected to Leeds showing a fine strike of the double oval - cwarr.n/p ,'iS"'*itl, rest of date in ms. (HG unrecorded) with "13as" rate notation alongside, and ms. "P Pd 13as" onfront. An extremely rare and important item oflndian prephilately
Auction
Provenance
Dr. Soli Contractor
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 28 January 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Gwalior HG 4b handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 95.