COV-3658

30 June 1852 Simla HG 7 Cover

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30 June 1852 Simla HG 7 pre stamp cover — COV-3658

Simla HG 7 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-3658)

Simla HG 7 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-3658)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

30 June 1852

Description

India 1852 entire folded letter from Simla (Giles Type 7) to Gujranwala with handstamped postmark dated 30 June, bearing '7-As' in black. Notable for its postal history significance.

Auction

Sephils

549, Lot 0094, (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 4handstampBlack1849-52
Simla HG 5handstampRed1845–1850
Simla HG 6handstampRed1845–1851
Simla HG 8handstampRed1852
Simla HG 9handstampRed1852
Simla HG 10handstampBlack1848

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About this record

This 30 June 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Simla HG 7 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, 549, lot 0094, (2026).