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Date
1848
Description
Postal cover from simla (punjab), bearing HG 6 handstamp in Red. Dated 1848. 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 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-3679 is a Simla pre stamp cover of 1848 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?
Postal cover from simla (punjab), bearing HG 6 handstamp in Red. Dated 1848. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-3679 is recorded (front); the Simla HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1845–1852.
Questions about COV-3679
- What is COV-3679?
- COV-3679 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Simla, Punjab of 1848, bearing the Simla HG 6 handstamp in red. Postal cover from simla (punjab), bearing HG 6 handstamp in Red. Dated 1848. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- 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 1845–1852.
- When was COV-3679 posted?
- COV-3679 is dated 1848, within the recorded period of use of Simla HG 6 (1845–1852).
About this record
This 1848 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Simla HG 6 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded.