COV-2886
1852 Gujranwala HG 1 Cover
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Date
1852
Description
1852 Entire, was sent from Gujranwala to Umritsur via Lahore. At first the postal stuff applied Giles 2 Gujranwala Service Hand Stamp in Red and soon they recognized the mistake and cut of the hand stamp and applied Gujranwala Bearing hand stamp with 2a. tariff. The cover transited through Lahore and there it received Giles 7 Lahor P .O. post mark. Superb example of Gujranwala Service and Gujranwala Bearing hand stamp on same cover. It’s a very scarce postal history pre stamp cover. Great opportunity for the serious collectors.
Auction
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Other recorded marks at Gujranwala
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Gujranwala are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Gujranwala pre stamp cover
COV-2886 is a Gujranwala pre stamp cover of 1852 bearing the Gujranwala HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Gujranwala postal history, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?
1852 Entire, was sent from Gujranwala to Umritsur via Lahore. At first the postal stuff applied Giles 2 Gujranwala Service Hand Stamp in Red and soon they recognized the mistake and cut of the hand stamp and applied Gujranwala Bearing hand stamp with 2a. tariff. The cover transited through Lahore and there it received Giles 7 Lahor P .O. post mark. Superb example of Gujranwala Service and Gujranwala Bearing hand stamp on same cover. It’s a very scarce postal history pre stamp cover. Great opportunity for the serious collectors.
Its recorded auction history runs through NityaPushta.
2 images of COV-2886 are recorded (front, back); the Gujranwala HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1843–1853.
Questions about COV-2886
- What is COV-2886?
- COV-2886 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Gujranwala, Punjab of 1852, bearing the Gujranwala HG 1 handstamp in black. 1852 Entire, was sent from Gujranwala to Umritsur via Lahore. At first the postal stuff applied Giles 2 Gujranwala Service Hand Stamp in Red and soon they recognized the mistake and cut of the hand stamp and applied Gujranwala Bearing hand stamp with 2a. tariff. The cover transited through Lahore and there it received Giles 7 Lahor P .O. post mark. Superb example of Gujranwala Service and Gujranwala Bearing hand stamp on same cover. It’s a very scarce postal history pre stamp cover. Great opportunity for the serious collectors.
- How scarce is the Gujranwala HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Gujranwala HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1843–1853.
- What is the provenance of COV-2886?
- Its recorded auction history runs through NityaPushta.
- When was COV-2886 posted?
- COV-2886 is dated 1852, within the recorded period of use of Gujranwala HG 1 (1843–1853).
About this record
This 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Gujranwala HG 1 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 10 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with NityaPushta.