COV-3875

5 February 1846 Lahore HG 2 Cover

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5 February 1846 Lahore HG 2 pre stamp cover — COV-3875

Lahore HG 2 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-3875)

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Date

5 February 1846

Description

India 1846 Anglo Sikh War period prestamp cover from Lahore (Giles T#2 - Possibly earliest recorded cachet) in unrecorded (Red?) by Giles to Loodhiana

Auction

Sephils

268, Lot 0099, (2025)

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Other recorded marks at Lahore

9 marks

9 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 1ahandstampRed1854
Lahore HG 3handstampRed1847–1850
Lahore HG 4handstampRed1851
Lahore HG 5handstampRed1851
Lahore HG 6handstampPurple1853
Lahore HG 6AhandstampBlack1853
Lahore HG 7handstampRed1852–1853
Lahore HG 8handstampRed1856

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About this record

This 5 February 1846 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Lahore HG 2 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 268, lot 0099, (2025).