COV-1503 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bhawulpore, Punjab of 1853, bearing the Bhawulpore HG 1 handstamp in black. 1853 BHAWULPORE Paid Giles 1 on native cover to Loodiana

How scarce is the Bhawulpore HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Bhawulpore HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1853.

When was COV-1503 posted?

COV-1503 is dated 1853, within the recorded period of use of Bhawulpore HG 1 (1853).

COV-1503

1853 Bhawulpore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1853, Bhawulpore HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-1503)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Bhawulpore HG 1, scan 2 (COV-1503)

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Date

1853

Description

1853 BHAWULPORE Paid Giles 1 on native cover to Loodiana

Auction

StampBay

13, Lot 9

About this Bhawulpore pre stamp cover

COV-1503 is a Bhawulpore pre stamp cover of 1853 bearing the Bhawulpore HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Bhawulpore postal history — the office known today as Bahawalpur, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?

1853 BHAWULPORE Paid Giles 1 on native cover to Loodiana

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 13 lot 9.

2 images of COV-1503 are recorded; the Bhawulpore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1853.

Questions about COV-1503

What is COV-1503?: COV-1503 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bhawulpore, Punjab of 1853, bearing the Bhawulpore HG 1 handstamp in black. 1853 BHAWULPORE Paid Giles 1 on native cover to Loodiana
How scarce is the Bhawulpore HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Bhawulpore HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1853.
What is the provenance of COV-1503?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 13 lot 9.
When was COV-1503 posted?: COV-1503 is dated 1853, within the recorded period of use of Bhawulpore HG 1 (1853).

About this record

This 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bhawulpore HG 1 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 13, lot 9.