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

The census grades Kangra HG 4 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1852.

When was COV-2473 posted?

COV-2473 is dated 1 July 1852, within the recorded period of use of Kangra HG 4 (1852).

COV-2473

1 July 1852 Kangra HG 4 Cover

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1 July 1852 Kangra HG 4 pre stamp cover — COV-2473 — front

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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.

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Other recorded marks at Kangra

3 marks

3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Kangra 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 Kangra pre stamp cover

COV-2473 is a Kangra pre stamp cover of 1 July 1852 bearing the Kangra HG 4 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Kangra postal history, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?

1 image of COV-2473 is recorded (front); the Kangra HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1852.

Questions about COV-2473

What is COV-2473?: COV-2473 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kangra, Punjab of 1 July 1852, bearing the Kangra HG 4 handstamp in black. 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.
How scarce is the Kangra HG 4 mark on this cover?: The census grades Kangra HG 4 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1852.
When was COV-2473 posted?: COV-2473 is dated 1 July 1852, within the recorded period of use of Kangra HG 4 (1852).

About this record

This 1 July 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears 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.