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

The census grades Hooshiapoor HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1845-55.

When was COV-2472 posted?

COV-2472 is dated 30 July 1848, within the recorded period of use of Hooshiapoor HG 1 (1845-55).

COV-2472

30 July 1848 Hooshiapoor HG 1 Cover

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30 July 1848 Hooshiapoor HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-2472 — front

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Date

30 July 1848

Description

1848 Hooshiarpoor – Loodiana inland letter, with Hooshiarpoor Giles 1 "Hooshiarpoor/184./BEARING" hand stamp, date "1848 July 30" & rate "6p" (bearing 6 pies, or ½A, for a letter under ¼ tolah, not exceeding 100 miles) applied in manuscript. No delivery mark applied.

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Other recorded marks at Hooshiapoor

3 marks

3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Hooshiapoor are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this Hooshiapoor pre stamp cover

COV-2472 is a Hooshiapoor pre stamp cover of 30 July 1848 bearing the Hooshiapoor HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Hooshiapoor postal history — the office known today as Hoshiarpur, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?

1 image of COV-2472 is recorded (front); the Hooshiapoor HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1845-55.

Questions about COV-2472

What is COV-2472?: COV-2472 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Hooshiapoor, Punjab of 30 July 1848, bearing the Hooshiapoor HG 1 handstamp in black. 1848 Hooshiarpoor – Loodiana inland letter, with Hooshiarpoor Giles 1 "Hooshiarpoor/184./BEARING" hand stamp, date "1848 July 30" & rate "6p" (bearing 6 pies, or ½A, for a letter under ¼ tolah, not exceeding 100 miles) applied in manuscript. No delivery mark applied.
How scarce is the Hooshiapoor HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Hooshiapoor HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1845-55.
When was COV-2472 posted?: COV-2472 is dated 30 July 1848, within the recorded period of use of Hooshiapoor HG 1 (1845-55).

About this record

This 30 July 1848 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Hooshiapoor HG 1 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.