COV-3740
12 September 1848 Gwalior HG 8 Cover
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
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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 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 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 478, lot 0096, (2026).