COV-1938
10 September 1848 Gwalior HG 8 Cover
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Date
10 September 1848
Description
1838-64 group of letters (4) all with boxed 'Bearing' cachets comprising 1838 (Feb.) entire letter from Cawnpore to Patna and with boxed 'cawnpore/ bearing' handstamp in black, 1843 native entire letter with boxed 'mynpooree/ bearing' cachet in black, 1848 (Sept.) entire letter to Agra with boxed 'gwalior/ bearing' handstamp in black and 1864 (Sept.) part entire with on the reverse clear 'rungpore/ bearing' handstamp in black; a good group of scarce hand struck markings
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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 7handstampRed1843–1849
- Gwalior HG 9handstampRed1851
About this record
This 10 September 1848 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Gwalior HG 8 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 24115 - The Philatelic Collector's Series including Rhodesia Double Head and Admiral Issues from the Paul Peggie and Andrew Wilson Collections - e-Auction, lot 5168.