How scarce is the Lahore HG 6 mark on this cover?

The census grades Lahore HG 6 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1853.

When was COV-4415 posted?

COV-4415 is dated 18 September 1854, within the recorded period of use of Lahore HG 6 (1853).

COV-4415

18 September 1854 Lahore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 18 September 1854, Lahore HG 6 handstruck folded letter (COV-4415) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Lahore HG 6, back (COV-4415) — back

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Date

18 September 1854

Description

GB to Goojranwala India 1854 w/ GB#5 on folded outer. Edinburgh barred "131" cancel on cut to design stamp. Cancel ties stamp to cover. Manuscript "via Southampton & Bombay". Addressed to Major John Clarke (25th Bengal Native Infantry) at Goojranwala, Punjab where he was Deputy Commissioner. Lauriston Place (Edinburgh) hand stamp, Mailed September 18, 1854 (manuscript LL), Bombay transit cancel October 15, Lahore transit cancel, November 6, Goojranwala docket manuscript (LR) November 7.

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About this Lahore pre stamp cover

COV-4415 is a Lahore pre stamp cover of 18 September 1854 bearing the Lahore HG 6 handstamp, struck in purple, recorded in the census of Lahore postal history, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?

Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.

2 images of COV-4415 are recorded (front, back); the Lahore HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1853.

Questions about COV-4415

What is COV-4415?: COV-4415 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Lahore, Punjab of 18 September 1854, bearing the Lahore HG 6 handstamp in purple. GB to Goojranwala India 1854 w/ GB#5 on folded outer. Edinburgh barred "131" cancel on cut to design stamp. Cancel ties stamp to cover. Manuscript "via Southampton & Bombay". Addressed to Major John Clarke (25th Bengal Native Infantry) at Goojranwala, Punjab where he was Deputy Commissioner. Lauriston Place (Edinburgh) hand stamp, Mailed September 18, 1854 (manuscript LL), Bombay transit cancel October 15, Lahore transit cancel, November 6, Goojranwala docket manuscript (LR) November 7.
How scarce is the Lahore HG 6 mark on this cover?: The census grades Lahore HG 6 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1853.
What is the provenance of COV-4415?: Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
When was COV-4415 posted?: COV-4415 is dated 18 September 1854, within the recorded period of use of Lahore HG 6 (1853).

About this record

This 18 September 1854 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 eBay.