Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils
Description
India Gwalior Receiving House pre stamp cover handstamp with red marking. Features handwritten script and distinct postal markings, offering insight into regional mail practices.
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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 pre-1854 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 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 584, lot 0106, (2026).