COV-3708

3 June 1852 Simla HG 7 Cover

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3 June 1852 Simla HG 7 pre stamp cover — COV-3708

Simla HG 7 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-3708)

Simla HG 7 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-3708)

Simla HG 7 pre stamp cover — scan 4 (COV-3708)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

3 June 1852

Description

India 1852 Bearing Handstruck 5A Letter Simla to Goojeranwalla Major John Clarke Deputy Commissioner Giles Type 7 Black Military Correspondence with Contents

Auction

Sephils

514, Lot 0089, (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 3 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, 514, lot 0089, (2026).