COV-1620 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Simla, Punjab of 1850, bearing the Simla HG 5 handstamp in red. 1850 SIMLA FREE Giles 5 (only recorded 1850) on folded letter to Calcutta, with boxed PM and Calcutta G.P.O. arrival

How scarce is the Simla HG 5 mark on this cover?

The census grades Simla HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1845–1850.

When was COV-1620 posted?

COV-1620 is dated 1850, within the recorded period of use of Simla HG 5 (1845–1850).

COV-1620

1850 Simla Cover

Back to census|Simla HG 5 · 2 covers recorded

← COV-1580

Pre-stamp cover of India — 1850, Simla HG 5 handstruck folded letter (COV-1620)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Simla HG 5, scan 2 (COV-1620)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Simla HG 5, scan 3 (COV-1620)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Simla HG 5, scan 4 (COV-1620)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Simla HG 5, scan 5 (COV-1620)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Simla HG 5, scan 6 (COV-1620)

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Date

1850

Description

1850 SIMLA FREE Giles 5 (only recorded 1850) on folded letter to Calcutta, with boxed PM and Calcutta G.P.O. arrival

Auction

StampBay

19, Lot 22

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.

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About this Simla pre stamp cover

COV-1620 is a Simla pre stamp cover of 1850 bearing the Simla HG 5 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Simla postal history — the office known today as Shimla, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?

1850 SIMLA FREE Giles 5 (only recorded 1850) on folded letter to Calcutta, with boxed PM and Calcutta G.P.O. arrival

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 19 lot 22.

6 images of COV-1620 are recorded; the Simla HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1845–1850.

Questions about COV-1620

What is COV-1620?: COV-1620 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Simla, Punjab of 1850, bearing the Simla HG 5 handstamp in red. 1850 SIMLA FREE Giles 5 (only recorded 1850) on folded letter to Calcutta, with boxed PM and Calcutta G.P.O. arrival
How scarce is the Simla HG 5 mark on this cover?: The census grades Simla HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1845–1850.
What is the provenance of COV-1620?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 19 lot 22.
When was COV-1620 posted?: COV-1620 is dated 1850, within the recorded period of use of Simla HG 5 (1845–1850).

About this record

This 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Simla HG 5 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 19, lot 22.