How scarce is the Hooshiapoor HG 5 mark on this cover?

The census grades Hooshiapoor HG 5 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854.

When was COV-5765 posted?

COV-5765 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Hooshiapoor HG 5 (1854).

COV-5765

1854 Hooshiapoor Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1854, Hooshiapoor HG 5 handstruck folded letter (COV-5765)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Hooshiapoor HG 5, scan 2 (COV-5765)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Hooshiapoor HG 5, scan 3 (COV-5765)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1854

Description

India 1854 Entire Letter from Hoshiarpur to Edinburgh, Scotland, via Bombay and Southampton, featuring clear transit and arrival postmarks, including Hoshiarpur and Bombay markings.

Auction

Sephils

794, Lot 0096, (2026)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Hooshiapoor

4 marks

4 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-5765 is a Hooshiapoor pre stamp cover of 1854 bearing the Hooshiapoor HG 5 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?

India 1854 Entire Letter from Hoshiarpur to Edinburgh, Scotland, via Bombay and Southampton, featuring clear transit and arrival postmarks, including Hoshiarpur and Bombay markings.

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 794 lot 0096 (2026).

3 images of COV-5765 are recorded; the Hooshiapoor HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1854.

Questions about COV-5765

What is COV-5765?: COV-5765 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Hooshiapoor, Punjab of 1854, bearing the Hooshiapoor HG 5 handstamp in red. India 1854 Entire Letter from Hoshiarpur to Edinburgh, Scotland, via Bombay and Southampton, featuring clear transit and arrival postmarks, including Hoshiarpur and Bombay markings.
How scarce is the Hooshiapoor HG 5 mark on this cover?: The census grades Hooshiapoor HG 5 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854.
What is the provenance of COV-5765?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 794 lot 0096 (2026).
When was COV-5765 posted?: COV-5765 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Hooshiapoor HG 5 (1854).

About this record

This 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Hooshiapoor HG 5 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 794, lot 0096, (2026).