COV-3680

Simla HG 8 Cover

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Simla HG 8 pre stamp cover — COV-3680 — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

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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 7handstampBlack1849–1854
Simla HG 9handstampRed1852
Simla HG 10handstampBlack1848

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About this record

This pre-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 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded.