COV-2023

1853 Lahore HG 6 Cover

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1853 Lahore HG 6 pre stamp cover — COV-2023

Scan or Photo Courtesy of India Study Circle

Date

1853

Description

1853 (29 Jul) Tiny native cover from Lahore (seemingly not in Giles) to Loodiana (ditto).

Auction

India Study Circle

Lot 2470

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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 2handstampBlack1843–1849
Lahore HG 3handstampRed1847–1850
Lahore HG 4handstampRed1851
Lahore HG 5handstampRed1851
Lahore HG 6AhandstampBlack1853
Lahore HG 7handstampRed1851–1853
Lahore HG 8handstampRed1856

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About this record

This 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Lahore HG 6 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with India Study Circle, lot 2470.