How scarce is the Umbalah HG 12 mark on this cover?

The census grades Umbalah HG 12 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1853-54.

When was COV-3591 posted?

COV-3591 is dated 1853, within the recorded period of use of Umbalah HG 12 (1853-54).

COV-3591

1853 Umbalah Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1853, Umbalah HG 12 handstruck folded letter (COV-3591) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Umbalah HG 12, back (COV-3591) — back

Pre-stamp cover of India — Umbalah HG 12, detail (COV-3591) — detail

Scan or Photo Courtesy of sephils

Date

1853

Description

India 1853 soldier letter from 1st Troop 2nd Brigade at Umballa to Reading England, bearing framed oval Umballa Service handstamp, Calcutta transit, and English arrival postmarks

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Other recorded marks at Umbalah

13 marks

13 other pre-1854 postal markings of Umbalah 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 Umbalah pre stamp cover

COV-3591 is an Umbalah pre stamp cover of 1853 bearing the Umbalah HG 12 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Umbalah postal history — the office known today as Ambala, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?

India 1853 soldier letter from 1st Troop 2nd Brigade at Umballa to Reading England, bearing framed oval Umballa Service handstamp, Calcutta transit, and English arrival postmarks

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils lot 0104; and Auktionen Gaertner lot 109.

3 images of COV-3591 are recorded (front, back, detail); the Umbalah HG 12 mark itself is recorded in use 1853-54.

Questions about COV-3591

What is COV-3591?: COV-3591 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Umbalah, Punjab of 1853, bearing the Umbalah HG 12 handstamp in red. India 1853 soldier letter from 1st Troop 2nd Brigade at Umballa to Reading England, bearing framed oval Umballa Service handstamp, Calcutta transit, and English arrival postmarks
How scarce is the Umbalah HG 12 mark on this cover?: The census grades Umbalah HG 12 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1853-54.
What is the provenance of COV-3591?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils lot 0104; and Auktionen Gaertner lot 109.
When was COV-3591 posted?: COV-3591 is dated 1853, within the recorded period of use of Umbalah HG 12 (1853-54).

About this record

This 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Umbalah HG 12 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, lot 0104; Auktionen Gaertner, lot 109.