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21 March 1851 Peshawur HG 5 Cover

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21 March 1851 Peshawur HG 5 pre stamp cover — COV-3939
Peshawur HG 5 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-3939)
Peshawur HG 5 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-3939)
Peshawur HG 5 pre stamp cover — scan 4 (COV-3939)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

21 March 1851

Description

India 1851 Pre-Stamp cover, from Peshawar, Giles Type 5 w/ letter

Auction

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80, Lot 0093, (2024)

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About this record

This 21 March 1851 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Peshawur HG 5 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 80, lot 0093, (2024).