COV-2534
11 July 1845 Simla HG 6 Cover
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Date
11 July 1845
Description
STAMPLESS MAIL TO G.B. INC. 2d CONCESSION RATE & RANGE OF BOXED "Paid" MARKS (CANNANORE x 2, ETC.); 1844-58 E/ELs inc. 1848 env. at Soldier's Concession Rate with mainly fine red oval "CAWNPOOR/FREE" ds, 1844 pair with "CANNANORE/Paid" (one overstruck), similar boxed "...Paid" ds of POONAH, SIMLA, BERHAMPORE, ST THO MOUNT & SIALKOTE. Useful group. (13 covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - PENNY CONCESSION RATES
Auction
The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction, Lot 1006, (13th May 2025)
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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 7handstampBlack1849–1854
+3 more at this office.View all Simla marks and postal history →
About this Simla pre stamp cover
COV-2534 is a Simla pre stamp cover of 11 July 1845 bearing the Simla HG 6 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?
STAMPLESS MAIL TO G.B. INC. 2d CONCESSION RATE & RANGE OF BOXED "Paid" MARKS (CANNANORE x 2, ETC.); 1844-58 E/ELs inc. 1848 env. at Soldier's Concession Rate with mainly fine red oval "CAWNPOOR/FREE" ds, 1844 pair with "CANNANORE/Paid" (one overstruck), similar boxed "...Paid" ds of POONAH, SIMLA, BERHAMPORE, ST THO MOUNT & SIALKOTE. Useful group. (13 covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - PENNY CONCESSION RATES
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction lot 1006 (13th May 2025).
1 image of COV-2534 is recorded (front); the Simla HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1845–1851.
Questions about COV-2534
- What is COV-2534?
- COV-2534 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Simla, Punjab of 11 July 1845, bearing the Simla HG 6 handstamp in red. STAMPLESS MAIL TO G.B. INC. 2d CONCESSION RATE & RANGE OF BOXED "Paid" MARKS (CANNANORE x 2, ETC.); 1844-58 E/ELs inc. 1848 env. at Soldier's Concession Rate with mainly fine red oval "CAWNPOOR/FREE" ds, 1844 pair with "CANNANORE/Paid" (one overstruck), similar boxed "...Paid" ds of POONAH, SIMLA, BERHAMPORE, ST THO MOUNT & SIALKOTE. Useful group. (13 covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - PENNY CONCESSION RATES
- How scarce is the Simla HG 6 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Simla HG 6 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1845–1851.
- What is the provenance of COV-2534?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction lot 1006 (13th May 2025).
- When was COV-2534 posted?
- COV-2534 is dated 11 July 1845, within the recorded period of use of Simla HG 6 (1845–1851).
About this record
This 11 July 1845 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Simla HG 6 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction, lot 1006, (13th May 2025).