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Date
1852
Description
GUJRANWALA/Date/Bearing - [UNRECORDED] 1852: H.G. 7: Letter from GUJRANWALA [2 Aug.] via LAHOR to SIMLA [7 Aug.] Transit time Postage due to be paid by the addressee.
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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-833 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?
GUJRANWALA/Date/Bearing - [UNRECORDED] 1852: H.G. 7: Letter from GUJRANWALA [2 Aug.] via LAHOR to SIMLA [7 Aug.] Transit time Postage due to be paid by the addressee.
1 image of COV-833 is recorded; the Lahore HG 7 mark itself is recorded in use 1850–1853.
Questions about COV-833
- What is COV-833?
- COV-833 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Lahore, Punjab of 1852, bearing the Lahore HG 7 handstamp in red. GUJRANWALA/Date/Bearing - [UNRECORDED] 1852: H.G. 7: Letter from GUJRANWALA [2 Aug.] via LAHOR to SIMLA [7 Aug.] Transit time Postage due to be paid by the addressee.
- 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-833 posted?
- COV-833 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.