COV-2477
13 November 1850 Lahore HG 1 Cover
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Date
13 November 1850
Description
1850 Lahore – Paris, later to Beaugency via Marseilles route, with Giles G1 "LAHORE/184x NOV. 13/PAID" hand stamp & "INDIA/PAID" (similar to Bombay Giles SD8) mark, rate "1–6" (paid 1R6A, comprising 14A inland postage to Bombay for a letter between ¼ & 1 tolah & 8A steam postage up to Alexandria). From Bombay sent to Suez by EIC regular steamer FEROZE, then travelled overland to Alexandria & reached Marseilles via H.M.'s packet MEDUSA on 29th Dec., where French transit mark applied. Reached Paris on 31st Dec., and 19 decimes (comprising 10 decimes packet postage + 9 decimes French inland postage) bearing charge applied. The letter was redirected and sent to Beaugency, for which an additional 10 decimes Paris–Beaugency inland bearing postage was applied, and was delivered there on 1st January 1851. Total 29 decimes (19 + 10) French bearing postage was collected from the recipient.
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Other recorded marks at Lahore
9 marks9 other pre-1854 postal markings of Lahore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Lahore HG 1ahandstampRed1854
- Lahore HG 2handstampBlack1843–1849
- Lahore HG 3handstampRed1847–1850
- Lahore HG 4handstampRed1851
- Lahore HG 5handstampRed1851
- Lahore HG 6handstampPurple1853
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About this Lahore pre stamp cover
COV-2477 is a Lahore pre stamp cover of 13 November 1850 bearing the Lahore HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Lahore postal history, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?
1850 Lahore – Paris, later to Beaugency via Marseilles route, with Giles G1 "LAHORE/184x NOV. 13/PAID" hand stamp & "INDIA/PAID" (similar to Bombay Giles SD8) mark, rate "1–6" (paid 1R6A, comprising 14A inland postage to Bombay for a letter between ¼ & 1 tolah & 8A steam postage up to Alexandria). From Bombay sent to Suez by EIC regular steamer FEROZE, then travelled overland to Alexandria & reached Marseilles via H.M.'s packet MEDUSA on 29th Dec., where French transit mark applied. Reached Paris on 31st Dec., and 19 decimes (comprising 10 decimes packet postage + 9 decimes French inland postage) bearing charge applied. The letter was redirected and sent to Beaugency, for which an additional 10 decimes Paris–Beaugency inland bearing postage was applied, and was delivered there on 1st January 1851. Total 29 decimes (19 + 10) French bearing postage was collected from the recipient.
1 image of COV-2477 is recorded (front); the Lahore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1845–1853.
Questions about COV-2477
- What is COV-2477?
- COV-2477 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Lahore, Punjab of 13 November 1850, bearing the Lahore HG 1 handstamp in red. 1850 Lahore – Paris, later to Beaugency via Marseilles route, with Giles G1 "LAHORE/184x NOV. 13/PAID" hand stamp & "INDIA/PAID" (similar to Bombay Giles SD8) mark, rate "1–6" (paid 1R6A, comprising 14A inland postage to Bombay for a letter between ¼ & 1 tolah & 8A steam postage up to Alexandria). From Bombay sent to Suez by EIC regular steamer FEROZE, then travelled overland to Alexandria & reached Marseilles via H.M.'s packet MEDUSA on 29th Dec., where French transit mark applied. Reached Paris on 31st Dec., and 19 decimes (comprising 10 decimes packet postage + 9 decimes French inland postage) bearing charge applied. The letter was redirected and sent to Beaugency, for which an additional 10 decimes Paris–Beaugency inland bearing postage was applied, and was delivered there on 1st January 1851. Total 29 decimes (19 + 10) French bearing postage was collected from the recipient.
- How scarce is the Lahore HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Lahore HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1845–1853.
- When was COV-2477 posted?
- COV-2477 is dated 13 November 1850, within the recorded period of use of Lahore HG 1 (1845–1853).
About this record
This 13 November 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Lahore HG 1 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded.