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Date
1847
Description
1847-54 NWP and Punjab: 3 folded letters including MUTTRA Paid HG 5a to UK, NYNEETAL Paid HG 1 to Meerut, and another from Sealkote to Wuzeerabad
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Sealkote
4 marks4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Sealkote are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Sealkote pre stamp cover
COV-1291 is a Sealkote pre stamp cover of 1847 bearing the Sealkote HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Sealkote postal history — the office known today as Sialkot, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?
1847-54 NWP and Punjab: 3 folded letters including MUTTRA Paid HG 5a to UK, NYNEETAL Paid HG 1 to Meerut, and another from Sealkote to Wuzeerabad
Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 7 lot 41.
2 images of COV-1291 are recorded; the Sealkote HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1842.
Questions about COV-1291
- What is COV-1291?
- COV-1291 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Sealkote, Punjab of 1847, bearing the Sealkote HG 1 handstamp in red. 1847-54 NWP and Punjab: 3 folded letters including MUTTRA Paid HG 5a to UK, NYNEETAL Paid HG 1 to Meerut, and another from Sealkote to Wuzeerabad
- How scarce is the Sealkote HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Sealkote HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1842.
- What is the provenance of COV-1291?
- Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 7 lot 41.
- When was COV-1291 posted?
- COV-1291 is dated 1847, within the recorded period of use of Sealkote HG 1 (1842).
About this record
This 1847 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sealkote HG 1 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 StampBay, 7, lot 41.