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Date
1854
Description
1854 entire folded small stampless letter bearing the earliest recorded type of Indore handstamp, addressed to Bhilsam for 1a postage bearing, with ``INDORE/1854/BEARING`` black boxed cachet, Giles Ty...
Auction
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Other recorded marks at Indore
6 marks6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Indore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Indore pre stamp cover
COV-3577 is an Indore pre stamp cover of 1854 bearing the Indore HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Indore postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
1854 entire folded small stampless letter bearing the earliest recorded type of Indore handstamp, addressed to Bhilsam for 1a postage bearing, with ``INDORE/1854/BEARING`` black boxed cachet, Giles Ty...
Its recorded auction history runs through collectorbazar.
3 images of COV-3577 are recorded (front, back, detail); the Indore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1850–1857.
Questions about COV-3577
- What is COV-3577?
- COV-3577 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Indore, North Western Provinces of 1854, bearing the Indore HG 1 handstamp in black. 1854 entire folded small stampless letter bearing the earliest recorded type of Indore handstamp, addressed to Bhilsam for 1a postage bearing, with ``INDORE/1854/BEARING`` black boxed cachet, Giles Ty...
- How scarce is the Indore HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Indore HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1850–1857.
- What is the provenance of COV-3577?
- Its recorded auction history runs through collectorbazar.
- When was COV-3577 posted?
- COV-3577 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Indore HG 1 (1850–1857).
About this record
This 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Indore HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with collectorbazar.