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Date
1854
Description
India, 1850s-60s Trio of Covers from Indore. Three petite native covers with red "INDORE/Paid" framed handstamps (Giles 4), two with 1854 1/2 a Lithographs, first with Die I (2; SG 2), second from Die III (2E; SG 8a), both with huge to large margins on each side, third cover with 1/2 a Blue De la Rue issue, covers with flaws, Fine-Very Fine group
Auction
The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026), Lot 10125, (2026)
Same office
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-5319 is an Indore pre stamp cover of 1854 bearing the Indore HG 4 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Indore postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, 1850s-60s Trio of Covers from Indore. Three petite native covers with red "INDORE/Paid" framed handstamps (Giles 4), two with 1854 1/2 a Lithographs, first with Die I (2; SG 2), second from Die III (2E; SG 8a), both with huge to large margins on each side, third cover with 1/2 a Blue De la Rue issue, covers with flaws, Fine-Very Fine group
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026) lot 10125 (2026).
1 image of COV-5319 is recorded; the Indore HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1845–1854.
Questions about COV-5319
- What is COV-5319?
- COV-5319 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Indore, North Western Provinces of 1854, bearing the Indore HG 4 handstamp in red. India, 1850s-60s Trio of Covers from Indore. Three petite native covers with red "INDORE/Paid" framed handstamps (Giles 4), two with 1854 1/2 a Lithographs, first with Die I (2; SG 2), second from Die III (2E; SG 8a), both with huge to large margins on each side, third cover with 1/2 a Blue De la Rue issue, covers with flaws, Fine-Very Fine group
- How scarce is the Indore HG 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Indore HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1845–1854.
- What is the provenance of COV-5319?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026) lot 10125 (2026).
- When was COV-5319 posted?
- COV-5319 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Indore HG 4 (1845–1854).
About this record
This 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Indore HG 4 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026), lot 10125, (2026).