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Description
Postal cover from lahore (punjab), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Note: 1849 Pur. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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Other recorded marks at Lahore
10 marks10 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-2956 is a Lahore pre stamp cover bearing the Lahore HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Lahore postal history, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from lahore (punjab), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Note: 1849 Pur. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-2956 is recorded (front); the Lahore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1845–1853.
Questions about COV-2956
- What is COV-2956?
- COV-2956 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Lahore, Punjab, bearing the Lahore HG 1 handstamp in red. Postal cover from lahore (punjab), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Note: 1849 Pur. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- 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.
About this record
This pre-1854 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.