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COV-2430 — 2 June 1843 Sobathoo HG 2 Cover

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COV-2430 — 2 June 1843 Sobathoo HG 2 pre-stamp cover
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Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak

Census record COV-2430 is a 2 June 1843 pre-stamp cover of British India bearing the Sobathoo HG 2 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.

Date

2 June 1843

Description

1843 : HG 2 : Letter posted from SUBATOO [2 June. 1843] a hill station in Simla district, it was a military post from the Gurkha war in 1816. A small fort is also built there. Being posted by a military personal a concessional rate of 2 penny is applied.