COV-2974
5 September 1847 Gwalior HG 7 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of D Pittie
Date
5 September 1847
Description
1847 : Letter from Gwalior (5 Sep. ) via Bombay, overland to London. Transit time: 60 days. Postage prepaid 4 as. Ship postage via Marseilles: British 1/5 d., French 5 d. Paid by the addressee - 1/10 d. This H/S: 'GWALIOR/ RECEIVING HOUSE/ Paid used 1846 - 48.
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.
- Gwalior HG 1handstampBlack1823–1837
- Gwalior HG 2handstampBlack1829–1843
- Gwalior HG 3handstampBlack1833–1844
- Gwalior HG 4handstampBlack1829–1848
- Gwalior HG 4bhandstampBlack1834–1836
- Gwalior HG 5handstampRed1837–1846
- Gwalior HG 6handstampRed1845–1852
- Gwalior HG 8handstampBlack1848
- Gwalior HG 9handstampRed1851
About this record
This 5 September 1847 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Gwalior HG 7 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.