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Date
1852
Description
GUJRANWALA/Date/Bearing - [UNRECORDED] 1852: H.G. 7: Letter from GUJRANWALA [2 Aug.] via LAHOR to SIMLA [7 Aug.] Transit time Postage due to be paid by the addressee.
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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 6handstampRed1845–1852
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About this Simla pre stamp cover
COV-833 is a Simla pre stamp cover of 1852 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?
GUJRANWALA/Date/Bearing - [UNRECORDED] 1852: H.G. 7: Letter from GUJRANWALA [2 Aug.] via LAHOR to SIMLA [7 Aug.] Transit time Postage due to be paid by the addressee.
1 image of COV-833 is recorded; the Simla HG 8 mark itself is recorded in use 1852.
Questions about COV-833
- What is COV-833?
- COV-833 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Simla, Punjab of 1852, bearing the Simla HG 8 handstamp in red. GUJRANWALA/Date/Bearing - [UNRECORDED] 1852: H.G. 7: Letter from GUJRANWALA [2 Aug.] via LAHOR to SIMLA [7 Aug.] Transit time Postage due to be paid by the addressee.
- 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-833 posted?
- COV-833 is dated 1852, within the recorded period of use of Simla HG 8 (1852).
About this record
This 1852 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.