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Date
20 July 1850
Same office
Other recorded marks at Simla
9 marks9 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 1handstampBlack1832
- Simla HG 2handstampBlack1835-36
- Simla HG 3handstampRed1838-45
- Simla HG 4handstampBlack1849–1852
- Simla HG 5handstampRed1845–1850
- Simla HG 6handstampRed1845–1852
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About this Simla pre stamp cover
COV-5205 is a Simla pre stamp cover of 20 July 1850 bearing the Simla HG 10 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Simla postal history — the office known today as Shimla, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?
2 images of COV-5205 are recorded (front, back); the Simla HG 10 mark itself is recorded in use 1848.
Questions about COV-5205
- What is COV-5205?
- COV-5205 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Simla, Punjab of 20 July 1850, bearing the Simla HG 10 handstamp in black.
- How scarce is the Simla HG 10 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Simla HG 10 as 2 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1848.
- When was COV-5205 posted?
- COV-5205 is dated 20 July 1850, within the recorded period of use of Simla HG 10 (1848).
About this record
This 20 July 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Simla HG 10 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark with 2 examples recorded in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.