COV-3740 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Gwalior, North Western Provinces of 12 September 1848, bearing the Gwalior HG 8 handstamp in black. India 1848 Folded Letter from Gwalior to Agra with Handstruck Postage, Bearing 1-6 As. Features Gwalior and Agra postmarks, Giles Type 8 and Type 12 stamps in black.

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-3740 posted?

COV-3740 is dated 12 September 1848, within the recorded period of use of Gwalior HG 8 (1848).

COV-3740

12 September 1848 Gwalior Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 12 September 1848, Gwalior HG 8 handstruck folded letter (COV-3740)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Gwalior HG 8, scan 2 (COV-3740)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Gwalior HG 8, scan 3 (COV-3740)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

12 September 1848

Description

India 1848 Folded Letter from Gwalior to Agra with Handstruck Postage, Bearing 1-6 As. Features Gwalior and Agra postmarks, Giles Type 8 and Type 12 stamps in black.

Auction

Sephils

478, Lot 0096, (2026)

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Other recorded marks at Gwalior

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About this Gwalior pre stamp cover

COV-3740 is a Gwalior pre stamp cover of 12 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?

India 1848 Folded Letter from Gwalior to Agra with Handstruck Postage, Bearing 1-6 As. Features Gwalior and Agra postmarks, Giles Type 8 and Type 12 stamps in black.

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 478 lot 0096 (2026).

3 images of COV-3740 are recorded; the Gwalior HG 8 mark itself is recorded in use 1848.

Questions about COV-3740

What is COV-3740?: COV-3740 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Gwalior, North Western Provinces of 12 September 1848, bearing the Gwalior HG 8 handstamp in black. India 1848 Folded Letter from Gwalior to Agra with Handstruck Postage, Bearing 1-6 As. Features Gwalior and Agra postmarks, Giles Type 8 and Type 12 stamps in black.
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.
What is the provenance of COV-3740?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 478 lot 0096 (2026).
When was COV-3740 posted?: COV-3740 is dated 12 September 1848, within the recorded period of use of Gwalior HG 8 (1848).

About this record

This 12 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. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 478, lot 0096, (2026).