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Date
1856
Description
India: 1856 (Dec.) envelope ‘Via Bombay & Southampton’ to England franked 1/2a.(2, both Die I and cut close) tied by two strikes of dotted lozenge 9x9 cancellations (Cooper type 1) rated ‘1/-’ on arrival and with indistinct framed origin datestamp in red endorsed ‘Lahore’ at base, unusual thus, “BOMBAY” double-arc (Giles type SD6 Die II) datestamp, oval “INDIA” mark and London and Cheltenham datestamps.
Auction
GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries, Lot 1815
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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 1handstampRed1845–1853
- Lahore HG 1ahandstampRed1854
- Lahore HG 2handstampBlack1843–1849
- Lahore HG 3handstampRed1847–1850
- Lahore HG 4handstampRed1851
- Lahore HG 5handstampRed1851
+4 more at this office.View all Lahore marks and postal history →
About this Lahore pre stamp cover
COV-5404 is a Lahore pre stamp cover of 1856 bearing the Lahore HG 6B handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Lahore postal history, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?
India: 1856 (Dec.) envelope ‘Via Bombay & Southampton’ to England franked 1/2a.(2, both Die I and cut close) tied by two strikes of dotted lozenge 9x9 cancellations (Cooper type 1) rated ‘1/-’ on arrival and with indistinct framed origin datestamp in red endorsed ‘Lahore’ at base, unusual thus, “BOMBAY” double-arc (Giles type SD6 Die II) datestamp, oval “INDIA” mark and London and Cheltenham datestamps.
Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 1815.
1 image of COV-5404 is recorded; the Lahore HG 6B mark itself is recorded in use 1853.
Questions about COV-5404
- What is COV-5404?
- COV-5404 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Lahore, Punjab of 1856, bearing the Lahore HG 6B handstamp in red. India: 1856 (Dec.) envelope ‘Via Bombay & Southampton’ to England franked 1/2a.(2, both Die I and cut close) tied by two strikes of dotted lozenge 9x9 cancellations (Cooper type 1) rated ‘1/-’ on arrival and with indistinct framed origin datestamp in red endorsed ‘Lahore’ at base, unusual thus, “BOMBAY” double-arc (Giles type SD6 Die II) datestamp, oval “INDIA” mark and London and Cheltenham datestamps.
- How scarce is the Lahore HG 6B mark on this cover?
- The census grades Lahore HG 6B as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1853.
- What is the provenance of COV-5404?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 1815.
- When was COV-5404 posted?
- COV-5404 is dated 1856, within the recorded period of use of Lahore HG 6B (1853).
About this record
This 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Lahore HG 6B handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions, GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries, lot 1815.