COV-4151
5 December 1851 Lahore Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
5 December 1851
Description
The entire posted from England to Bombay on December 5th 1851 where the inland postage in India was not paid and hence attracting Bombay HG21 Bearing handstamp along with rare Lahore HG7 "Lahore P.O" handstamp in black color which was a military handover point for civil post office. Nice contents addressed to Major Clark regarding the next military actions that needs to be taken.
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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-4151 is a Lahore pre stamp cover of 5 December 1851 bearing the Lahore HG 7 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Lahore postal history, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?
The entire posted from England to Bombay on December 5th 1851 where the inland postage in India was not paid and hence attracting Bombay HG21 Bearing handstamp along with rare Lahore HG7 "Lahore P.O" handstamp in black color which was a military handover point for civil post office. Nice contents addressed to Major Clark regarding the next military actions that needs to be taken.
1 image of COV-4151 is recorded (front); the Lahore HG 7 mark itself is recorded in use 1850–1853.
Questions about COV-4151
- What is COV-4151?
- COV-4151 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Lahore, Punjab of 5 December 1851, bearing the Lahore HG 7 handstamp in red. The entire posted from England to Bombay on December 5th 1851 where the inland postage in India was not paid and hence attracting Bombay HG21 Bearing handstamp along with rare Lahore HG7 "Lahore P.O" handstamp in black color which was a military handover point for civil post office. Nice contents addressed to Major Clark regarding the next military actions that needs to be taken.
- 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.
- When was COV-4151 posted?
- COV-4151 is dated 5 December 1851, within the recorded period of use of Lahore HG 7 (1850–1853).
About this record
This 5 December 1851 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.