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Date
1854
Description
1854-55 group of 10 covers to a soldier in the 71st Regiment N.I., six of which are complete with their letter with fascinating social contents, incl. mentions of being in a howdah on an elephant, marching and being a poor shot, etc., with origins incl. Delhi, Amritsar, Kangra, Cawnpore, Allahabad and “Camp Kablana”, with either 1854 1/2a or 1a frankings, mixed condition, an interesting group.
Auction
Autumn 2025 Auction Series — British Empire, Lot 50726, (2025)
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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 1handstampRed1845–1853
- 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-5001 is a Lahore pre stamp cover of 1854 bearing the Lahore HG 1a handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Lahore postal history, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?
1854-55 group of 10 covers to a soldier in the 71st Regiment N.I., six of which are complete with their letter with fascinating social contents, incl. mentions of being in a howdah on an elephant, marching and being a poor shot, etc., with origins incl. Delhi, Amritsar, Kangra, Cawnpore, Allahabad and “Camp Kablana”, with either 1854 1/2a or 1a frankings, mixed condition, an interesting group.
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA Autumn 2025 Auction Series — British Empire lot 50726 (2025).
1 image of COV-5001 is recorded; the Lahore HG 1a mark itself is recorded in use 1854.
Questions about COV-5001
- What is COV-5001?
- COV-5001 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Lahore, Punjab of 1854, bearing the Lahore HG 1a handstamp in red. 1854-55 group of 10 covers to a soldier in the 71st Regiment N.I., six of which are complete with their letter with fascinating social contents, incl. mentions of being in a howdah on an elephant, marching and being a poor shot, etc., with origins incl. Delhi, Amritsar, Kangra, Cawnpore, Allahabad and “Camp Kablana”, with either 1854 1/2a or 1a frankings, mixed condition, an interesting group.
- How scarce is the Lahore HG 1a mark on this cover?
- The census grades Lahore HG 1a as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854.
- What is the provenance of COV-5001?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA Autumn 2025 Auction Series — British Empire lot 50726 (2025).
- When was COV-5001 posted?
- COV-5001 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Lahore HG 1a (1854).
About this record
This 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Lahore HG 1a handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, Autumn 2025 Auction Series — British Empire, lot 50726, (2025).