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Date
1849
Description
Postal cover from simla (punjab), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Black. Dated 1849. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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 5handstampRed1845–1850
- Simla HG 6handstampRed1845–1852
- Simla HG 7handstampBlack1849–1854
+3 more at this office.View all Simla marks and postal history →
About this Simla pre stamp cover
COV-2918 is a Simla pre stamp cover of 1849 bearing the Simla HG 4 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?
Postal cover from simla (punjab), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Black. Dated 1849. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-2918 is recorded (front); the Simla HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1849–1852.
Questions about COV-2918
- What is COV-2918?
- COV-2918 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Simla, Punjab of 1849, bearing the Simla HG 4 handstamp in black. Postal cover from simla (punjab), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Black. Dated 1849. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Simla HG 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Simla HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1849–1852.
- When was COV-2918 posted?
- COV-2918 is dated 1849, within the recorded period of use of Simla HG 4 (1849–1852).
About this record
This 1849 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Simla HG 4 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded.