COV-1419 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Simla, Punjab of 1854, bearing the Simla HG 8 handstamp in red. 1854 GB 1/- green on cover to India with rare array of handstamps. Calcutta 22, Allahabad 4a, Simlah 8 and Calcutta G14

How scarce is the Simla HG 8 mark on this cover?

The census grades Simla HG 8 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1852.

When was COV-1419 posted?

COV-1419 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Simla HG 8 (1852).

COV-1419

1854 Simla Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1854, Simla HG 8 handstruck folded letter (COV-1419)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Simla HG 8, scan 2 (COV-1419)

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Date

1854

Description

1854 GB 1/- green on cover to India with rare array of handstamps. Calcutta 22, Allahabad 4a, Simlah 8 and Calcutta G14

Auction

StampBay

11, Lot 11

Same office

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 Simla pre stamp cover

COV-1419 is a Simla pre stamp cover of 1854 bearing the Simla HG 8 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?

1854 GB 1/- green on cover to India with rare array of handstamps. Calcutta 22, Allahabad 4a, Simlah 8 and Calcutta G14

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 11 lot 11.

2 images of COV-1419 are recorded; the Simla HG 8 mark itself is recorded in use 1852.

Questions about COV-1419

What is COV-1419?: COV-1419 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Simla, Punjab of 1854, bearing the Simla HG 8 handstamp in red. 1854 GB 1/- green on cover to India with rare array of handstamps. Calcutta 22, Allahabad 4a, Simlah 8 and Calcutta G14
How scarce is the Simla HG 8 mark on this cover?: The census grades Simla HG 8 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1852.
What is the provenance of COV-1419?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 11 lot 11.
When was COV-1419 posted?: COV-1419 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Simla HG 8 (1852).

About this record

This 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Simla HG 8 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 11, lot 11.