COV-692

1832 Simla HG 1 Cover

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1832 Simla HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-692 — front

Simla HG 1 pre stamp cover — back (COV-692) — back

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries

Date

1832

Description

"SIMLA/POST FREE/18" Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold and well-struck boxed handstamp.

Auction

Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Lot 3067, (2025)

Provenance

•2025, Robert A. Siegel Sale No. 1325, Lot 3067

Same office

Other recorded marks at Simla

9 marks

9 other pre-1854 postal markings of Simla are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

Simla HG 2handstampBlack1835-36
Simla HG 3handstampRed1838-45
Simla HG 4handstampBlack1849–1852
Simla HG 5handstampRed1845–1850
Simla HG 6handstampRed1845–1851
Simla HG 7handstampBlack1849–1854
Simla HG 8handstampRed1852
Simla HG 9handstampRed1852
Simla HG 10handstampBlack1848

View all Simla marks and postal history →

About this record

This 1832 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Simla 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, lot 3067, (2025).