COV-2483
7 September 1848 Gwalior HG 8 Cover
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Date
7 September 1848
Description
1848 Gwalior – Forres overland cover via Bombay & Marseilles route, with Gwalior "GWALIOR/RECEIVING HOUSE/Paid" despatch hand stamp, date "7th Septr. 48" & rate "8as" (paid 8A double-letter inland postage to Bombay for a letter weighing between ¼ and 1 tolah, travelling 500–700 miles; the distance from Gwalior to Bombay was 680 miles) applied in manuscript. At Bombay, Giles SD6 "INDIA" port transit mark applied, then sent to Aden via EIC steamer SEMIRAMIS II from Bombay on 15th September, onward to Suez via P&O steamer BENTINCK, travelled overland to Alexandria, and from there sent to Malta via P&O steamer INDUS, then to Marseilles via H.M.'s packet TRITON, finally reaching London, where "ON/26 OC 26/1848" receipt mark was applied. "2/3" (indicating 2s3d double-letter India–UK combined British packet rate, comprising 1s5d British postage & 10d French postage via the Marseilles route, for a letter weighing ¼–½ oz.) bearing postage applied and collected from the recipient. "FORRES/27 OC/1848" delivery mark applied.
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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-2483 is a Gwalior pre stamp cover of 7 September 1848 bearing the Gwalior HG 8 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Gwalior postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
1848 Gwalior – Forres overland cover via Bombay & Marseilles route, with Gwalior "GWALIOR/RECEIVING HOUSE/Paid" despatch hand stamp, date "7th Septr. 48" & rate "8as" (paid 8A double-letter inland postage to Bombay for a letter weighing between ¼ and 1 tolah, travelling 500–700 miles; the distance from Gwalior to Bombay was 680 miles) applied in manuscript. At Bombay, Giles SD6 "INDIA" port transit mark applied, then sent to Aden via EIC steamer SEMIRAMIS II from Bombay on 15th September, onward to Suez via P&O steamer BENTINCK, travelled overland to Alexandria, and from there sent to Malta via P&O steamer INDUS, then to Marseilles via H.M.'s packet TRITON, finally reaching London, where "ON/26 OC 26/1848" receipt mark was applied. "2/3" (indicating 2s3d double-letter India–UK combined British packet rate, comprising 1s5d British postage & 10d French postage via the Marseilles route, for a letter weighing ¼–½ oz.) bearing postage applied and collected from the recipient. "FORRES/27 OC/1848" delivery mark applied.
1 image of COV-2483 is recorded (front); the Gwalior HG 8 mark itself is recorded in use 1848.
Questions about COV-2483
- What is COV-2483?
- COV-2483 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Gwalior, North Western Provinces of 7 September 1848, bearing the Gwalior HG 8 handstamp in black. 1848 Gwalior – Forres overland cover via Bombay & Marseilles route, with Gwalior "GWALIOR/RECEIVING HOUSE/Paid" despatch hand stamp, date "7th Septr. 48" & rate "8as" (paid 8A double-letter inland postage to Bombay for a letter weighing between ¼ and 1 tolah, travelling 500–700 miles; the distance from Gwalior to Bombay was 680 miles) applied in manuscript. At Bombay, Giles SD6 "INDIA" port transit mark applied, then sent to Aden via EIC steamer SEMIRAMIS II from Bombay on 15th September, onward to Suez via P&O steamer BENTINCK, travelled overland to Alexandria, and from there sent to Malta via P&O steamer INDUS, then to Marseilles via H.M.'s packet TRITON, finally reaching London, where "ON/26 OC 26/1848" receipt mark was applied. "2/3" (indicating 2s3d double-letter India–UK combined British packet rate, comprising 1s5d British postage & 10d French postage via the Marseilles route, for a letter weighing ¼–½ oz.) bearing postage applied and collected from the recipient. "FORRES/27 OC/1848" delivery mark applied.
- How scarce is the Gwalior HG 8 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Gwalior HG 8 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1848.
- When was COV-2483 posted?
- COV-2483 is dated 7 September 1848, within the recorded period of use of Gwalior HG 8 (1848).
About this record
This 7 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 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded.