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Date
3 June 1852
Description
PRESTAMP & STAMPLESS POSTAL HISTORY - BALANCE OF STAMPLESS MAIL - INTERNAL MAIL WITH VARIED OVAL "PAID"/BOXED "Bearing" TYPES; 1822-71 covers inc. 1822/35 quartet with mainly fine oval "POST PAID" types of Dinapore (interesting EL ref. march, elephants, etc. ex "Camp Puckra"), Calcutta (2 sizes) & Madras (red), plus group of 1842-71 covers with boxed "Bearing" types of Bombay, (2 sizes), "GUJRANWALA" (3 June 1852 in blue - only recorded in this colour by H Giles for May 1852), 1840 EL ex Calcutta to US Ship with oval "KEDGEREE/POST OFFICE" arrival, etc. (13 covers)
Auction
Michael Caswell India (part 2), Lot Lot 1008
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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-34 is a Lahore pre stamp cover of 3 June 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?
PRESTAMP & STAMPLESS POSTAL HISTORY - BALANCE OF STAMPLESS MAIL - INTERNAL MAIL WITH VARIED OVAL "PAID"/BOXED "Bearing" TYPES; 1822-71 covers inc. 1822/35 quartet with mainly fine oval "POST PAID" types of Dinapore (interesting EL ref. march, elephants, etc. ex "Camp Puckra"), Calcutta (2 sizes) & Madras (red), plus group of 1842-71 covers with boxed "Bearing" types of Bombay, (2 sizes), "GUJRANWALA" (3 June 1852 in blue - only recorded in this colour by H Giles for May 1852), 1840 EL ex Calcutta to US Ship with oval "KEDGEREE/POST OFFICE" arrival, etc. (13 covers)
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Michael Caswell India (part 2) lot Lot 1008.
1 image of COV-34 is recorded (front); the Lahore HG 7 mark itself is recorded in use 1850–1853.
Questions about COV-34
- What is COV-34?
- COV-34 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Lahore, Punjab of 3 June 1852, bearing the Lahore HG 7 handstamp in red. PRESTAMP & STAMPLESS POSTAL HISTORY - BALANCE OF STAMPLESS MAIL - INTERNAL MAIL WITH VARIED OVAL "PAID"/BOXED "Bearing" TYPES; 1822-71 covers inc. 1822/35 quartet with mainly fine oval "POST PAID" types of Dinapore (interesting EL ref. march, elephants, etc. ex "Camp Puckra"), Calcutta (2 sizes) & Madras (red), plus group of 1842-71 covers with boxed "Bearing" types of Bombay, (2 sizes), "GUJRANWALA" (3 June 1852 in blue - only recorded in this colour by H Giles for May 1852), 1840 EL ex Calcutta to US Ship with oval "KEDGEREE/POST OFFICE" arrival, etc. (13 covers)
- 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-34?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Michael Caswell India (part 2) lot Lot 1008.
- When was COV-34 posted?
- COV-34 is dated 3 June 1852, within the recorded period of use of Lahore HG 7 (1850–1853).
About this record
This 3 June 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 18 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Michael Caswell India (part 2), lot Lot 1008.