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Date
1845
Description
1845-48 correspondence from an Officer in India to his mother in Forres, Scotland, incl. 1845 entire with framed INDIA PAID handstamp, similar envelope but with red Gwallior Paid handstamp with manuscript, a similar envelope with India Paid erased as only 8a pair, similar 1846 entire with full 12a paid, 1846 envelope from Agra with framed date stamp on reverse, India in oval on front, 1847 envelope with Bombay forwarding agents handstamp and two further covers from Gwallior, all with arrival date stamps; good to fine condition
Auction
Autumn 2025 Auction Series — British Empire, Lot 50717, (2025)
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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
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About this Gwalior pre stamp cover
COV-4983 is a Gwalior pre stamp cover of 1845 bearing the Gwalior HG 7 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Gwalior postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
1845-48 correspondence from an Officer in India to his mother in Forres, Scotland, incl. 1845 entire with framed INDIA PAID handstamp, similar envelope but with red Gwallior Paid handstamp with manuscript, a similar envelope with India Paid erased as only 8a pair, similar 1846 entire with full 12a paid, 1846 envelope from Agra with framed date stamp on reverse, India in oval on front, 1847 envelope with Bombay forwarding agents handstamp and two further covers from Gwallior, all with arrival date stamps; good to fine condition
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA Autumn 2025 Auction Series — British Empire lot 50717 (2025).
1 image of COV-4983 is recorded; the Gwalior HG 7 mark itself is recorded in use 1843–1849.
Questions about COV-4983
- What is COV-4983?
- COV-4983 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Gwalior, North Western Provinces of 1845, bearing the Gwalior HG 7 handstamp in red. 1845-48 correspondence from an Officer in India to his mother in Forres, Scotland, incl. 1845 entire with framed INDIA PAID handstamp, similar envelope but with red Gwallior Paid handstamp with manuscript, a similar envelope with India Paid erased as only 8a pair, similar 1846 entire with full 12a paid, 1846 envelope from Agra with framed date stamp on reverse, India in oval on front, 1847 envelope with Bombay forwarding agents handstamp and two further covers from Gwallior, all with arrival date stamps; good to fine condition
- How scarce is the Gwalior HG 7 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Gwalior HG 7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1843–1849.
- What is the provenance of COV-4983?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA Autumn 2025 Auction Series — British Empire lot 50717 (2025).
- When was COV-4983 posted?
- COV-4983 is dated 1845, within the recorded period of use of Gwalior HG 7 (1843–1849).
About this record
This 1845 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 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, Autumn 2025 Auction Series — British Empire, lot 50717, (2025).