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Description
India folded EL sent from Kotah (Giles Type 1) - Only recorded marking type from this PO with complete contents
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Other recorded marks at Kotah
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Kotah are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Kotah pre stamp cover
COV-3908 is a Kotah pre stamp cover of 2025 bearing the Kotah HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Kotah postal history — the office known today as Kota, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
India folded EL sent from Kotah (Giles Type 1) - Only recorded marking type from this PO with complete contents
Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 150 lot 0087 (2025).
1 image of COV-3908 is recorded; the Kotah HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1840-51.
Questions about COV-3908
- What is COV-3908?
- COV-3908 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kotah, North Western Provinces of 2025, bearing the Kotah HG 1 handstamp in red. India folded EL sent from Kotah (Giles Type 1) - Only recorded marking type from this PO with complete contents
- How scarce is the Kotah HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Kotah HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1840-51.
- What is the provenance of COV-3908?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 150 lot 0087 (2025).
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kotah HG 1 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, 150, lot 0087, (2025).