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Date
1852
Description
1852 Entire, was sent from Gujranwala to Umritsur via Lahore. At first the postal stuff applied Giles 2 Gujranwala Service Hand Stamp in Red and soon they recognized the mistake and cut of the hand stamp and applied Gujranwala Bearing hand stamp with 2a. tariff. The cover transited through Lahore and there it received Giles 7 Lahor P .O. post mark. Superb example of Gujranwala Service and Gujranwala Bearing hand stamp on same cover. It’s a very scarce postal history pre stamp cover. Great opportunity for the serious collectors.
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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
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About this Lahore pre stamp cover
COV-2886 is a Lahore pre stamp cover of 1852 bearing the Lahore HG 7 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Lahore postal history, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?
1852 Entire, was sent from Gujranwala to Umritsur via Lahore. At first the postal stuff applied Giles 2 Gujranwala Service Hand Stamp in Red and soon they recognized the mistake and cut of the hand stamp and applied Gujranwala Bearing hand stamp with 2a. tariff. The cover transited through Lahore and there it received Giles 7 Lahor P .O. post mark. Superb example of Gujranwala Service and Gujranwala Bearing hand stamp on same cover. It’s a very scarce postal history pre stamp cover. Great opportunity for the serious collectors.
Its recorded auction history runs through NityaPushta.
2 images of COV-2886 are recorded (front, back); the Lahore HG 7 mark itself is recorded in use 1850–1853.
Questions about COV-2886
- What is COV-2886?
- COV-2886 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Lahore, Punjab of 1852, bearing the Lahore HG 7 handstamp in red. 1852 Entire, was sent from Gujranwala to Umritsur via Lahore. At first the postal stuff applied Giles 2 Gujranwala Service Hand Stamp in Red and soon they recognized the mistake and cut of the hand stamp and applied Gujranwala Bearing hand stamp with 2a. tariff. The cover transited through Lahore and there it received Giles 7 Lahor P .O. post mark. Superb example of Gujranwala Service and Gujranwala Bearing hand stamp on same cover. It’s a very scarce postal history pre stamp cover. Great opportunity for the serious collectors.
- How scarce is the Lahore HG 7 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Lahore HG 7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1850–1853.
- What is the provenance of COV-2886?
- Its recorded auction history runs through NityaPushta.
- When was COV-2886 posted?
- COV-2886 is dated 1852, within the recorded period of use of Lahore HG 7 (1850–1853).
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 13 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with NityaPushta.