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COV-1620

1850 Simla HG 5 Cover

Back to census|Simla HG 5 · 2 covers recorded
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1850 Simla HG 5 pre stamp cover — COV-1620
Simla HG 5 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-1620)
Simla HG 5 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-1620)
Simla HG 5 pre stamp cover — scan 4 (COV-1620)
Simla HG 5 pre stamp cover — scan 5 (COV-1620)
Simla HG 5 pre stamp cover — 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

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19, Lot 22

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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.

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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.