COV-2617 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Gwalior, North Western Provinces of 16 July 1834, bearing the Gwalior HG 4b handstamp in black. Postal cover from gwalior (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 4b handstamp in Black. Dated 16 July 1834. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Gwalior HG 4b mark on this cover?

The census grades Gwalior HG 4b as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1834–1836.

When was COV-2617 posted?

COV-2617 is dated 16 July 1834, within the recorded period of use of Gwalior HG 4b (1834–1836).

COV-2617

16 July 1834 Gwalior HG 4b Cover

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16 July 1834 Gwalior HG 4b pre stamp cover — COV-2617 — front

Gwalior HG 4b pre stamp cover — front (COV-2617) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Date

16 July 1834

Description

Postal cover from gwalior (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 4b handstamp in Black. Dated 16 July 1834. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd

(2022)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Gwalior

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About this Gwalior pre stamp cover

COV-2617 is a Gwalior pre stamp cover of 16 July 1834 bearing the Gwalior HG 4b 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 4b handstamp in Black. Dated 16 July 1834. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd (2022).

2 images of COV-2617 are recorded (front); the Gwalior HG 4b mark itself is recorded in use 1834–1836.

Questions about COV-2617

What is COV-2617?: COV-2617 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Gwalior, North Western Provinces of 16 July 1834, bearing the Gwalior HG 4b handstamp in black. Postal cover from gwalior (n-w-provinces), bearing HG 4b handstamp in Black. Dated 16 July 1834. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Gwalior HG 4b mark on this cover?: The census grades Gwalior HG 4b as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1834–1836.
What is the provenance of COV-2617?: Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd (2022).
When was COV-2617 posted?: COV-2617 is dated 16 July 1834, within the recorded period of use of Gwalior HG 4b (1834–1836).

About this record

This 16 July 1834 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 Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, (2022).