Skip to content
Hand Struck Stamps

COV-2473 — 1 July 1852 Kangra HG 4 Cover

Back to census|Kangra HG 4
COV-2473 — 1 July 1852 Kangra HG 4 pre-stamp cover
front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Santosh MS

Census record COV-2473 is a 1 July 1852 pre-stamp cover of British India bearing the Kangra HG 4 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.

Date

1 July 1852

Description

1852 Kangra – Loodiana inland cover, with unrecorded "Bearing/1 JULY 1852/KANGRA" hand stamp, rate "½" (bearing ½A for a letter under ¼ tolah, not exceeding 100 miles) applied in manuscript. At Loodiana, Giles 12 (Sup. 93) "LOODIANA/JUL 5 1852" delivery mark applied.