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COV-1553

1852 Lahore HG 7 Cover

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1852 Lahore HG 7 pre stamp cover — COV-1553
Lahore HG 7 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-1553)
Lahore HG 7 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-1553)
Lahore HG 7 pre stamp cover — scan 4 (COV-1553)

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Date

1852

Description

1852 LAHOR P.O Giles 7, which was the military handover point to civilian P.O., on folded letter from Gujranwala to Simla from the Clark correspondence

Auction

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15, Lot 32

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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.

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About this record

This 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Lahore HG 7 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 12 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 15, lot 32.