COV-4669 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Gwalior, North Western Provinces of 1848, bearing the Gwalior HG 8 handstamp in black. Gwalior 1848 to Agra Campaign entire very scarce, very fine addressed to Mrs. Clarke 25 Regt. N.S.Agra. This is the first letter of the series addressed to her.

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-4669 posted?

COV-4669 is dated 1848, within the recorded period of use of Gwalior HG 8 (1848).

COV-4669

1848 Gwalior Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1848, Gwalior HG 8 handstruck folded letter (COV-4669) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Gwalior HG 8, front (COV-4669) — front

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Date

1848

Description

Gwalior 1848 to Agra Campaign entire very scarce, very fine addressed to Mrs. Clarke 25 Regt. N.S.Agra. This is the first letter of the series addressed to her.

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About this Gwalior pre stamp cover

COV-4669 is a Gwalior pre stamp cover of 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?

Gwalior 1848 to Agra Campaign entire very scarce, very fine addressed to Mrs. Clarke 25 Regt. N.S.Agra. This is the first letter of the series addressed to her.

2 images of COV-4669 are recorded (front); the Gwalior HG 8 mark itself is recorded in use 1848.

Questions about COV-4669

What is COV-4669?: COV-4669 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Gwalior, North Western Provinces of 1848, bearing the Gwalior HG 8 handstamp in black. Gwalior 1848 to Agra Campaign entire very scarce, very fine addressed to Mrs. Clarke 25 Regt. N.S.Agra. This is the first letter of the series addressed to her.
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-4669 posted?: COV-4669 is dated 1848, within the recorded period of use of Gwalior HG 8 (1848).

About this record

This 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.