How scarce is the Hooshiapoor HG 4 mark on this cover?

The census grades Hooshiapoor HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1851–1853.

When was COV-1381 posted?

COV-1381 is dated 1853, within the recorded period of use of Hooshiapoor HG 4 (1851–1853).

COV-1381

1853 Hooshiapoor Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1853, Hooshiapoor HG 4 handstruck folded letter (COV-1381)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Hooshiapoor HG 4, scan 2 (COV-1381)

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Date

1853

Description

1853 HOOSHIARPOOR Paid 4 sectional unrecorded by Giles on folded letter to Calcutta. Contents stating: We received instructions from Army Head Quarters a few days ago to march for Jhelum

Auction

StampBay

9, Lot 16

Same office

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-1381 is a Hooshiapoor pre stamp cover of 1853 bearing the Hooshiapoor HG 4 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Hooshiapoor postal history — the office known today as Hoshiarpur, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?

1853 HOOSHIARPOOR Paid 4 sectional unrecorded by Giles on folded letter to Calcutta. Contents stating: We received instructions from Army Head Quarters a few days ago to march for Jhelum

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 9 lot 16.

2 images of COV-1381 are recorded; the Hooshiapoor HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1851–1853.

Questions about COV-1381

What is COV-1381?: COV-1381 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Hooshiapoor, Punjab of 1853, bearing the Hooshiapoor HG 4 handstamp in red. 1853 HOOSHIARPOOR Paid 4 sectional unrecorded by Giles on folded letter to Calcutta. Contents stating: We received instructions from Army Head Quarters a few days ago to march for Jhelum
How scarce is the Hooshiapoor HG 4 mark on this cover?: The census grades Hooshiapoor HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1851–1853.
What is the provenance of COV-1381?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 9 lot 16.
When was COV-1381 posted?: COV-1381 is dated 1853, within the recorded period of use of Hooshiapoor HG 4 (1851–1853).

About this record

This 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Hooshiapoor HG 4 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 9, lot 16.