COV-3639

12 April 1852 Simla HG 4 Cover

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12 April 1852 Simla HG 4 pre stamp cover — COV-3639

Simla HG 4 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-3639)

Simla HG 4 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-3639)

Simla HG 4 pre stamp cover — scan 4 (COV-3639)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

12 April 1852

Description

India 1852 entire folded letter from Simla to Goojanwala with handstruck postage. Features 'SIMLAH' cachet dated April 12, bearing 2½ annas. Historical postal item with Giles Type 4 stamp.

Auction

Sephils

577, Lot 0088, (2026)

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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 1handstampBlack1832
Simla HG 2handstampBlack1835-36
Simla HG 3handstampRed1838-45
Simla HG 5handstampRed1845–1850
Simla HG 6handstampRed1845–1851
Simla HG 7handstampBlack1849–1854
Simla HG 8handstampRed1852
Simla HG 9handstampRed1852
Simla HG 10handstampBlack1848

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About this record

This 12 April 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Simla HG 4 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 577, lot 0088, (2026).