How scarce is the Umbalah HG 2 mark on this cover?

The census grades Umbalah HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1846.

When was COV-4546 posted?

COV-4546 is dated 25 July 1845, within the recorded period of use of Umbalah HG 2 (1846).

COV-4546

25 July 1845 Umbalah Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 25 July 1845, Umbalah HG 2 handstruck folded letter (COV-4546) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Umbalah HG 2, back (COV-4546) — back

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Date

25 July 1845

Description

Entire to Lodianah via Bombay and Umbalah – superb entire with Bombay Ship Receipt strike on front and Umbalah Bearing Giles#2 and Lodianah Bearing Giles#4 on reverse.

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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-4546 is an Umbalah pre stamp cover of 25 July 1845 bearing the Umbalah HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Umbalah postal history — the office known today as Ambala, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?

Entire to Lodianah via Bombay and Umbalah – superb entire with Bombay Ship Receipt strike on front and Umbalah Bearing Giles#2 and Lodianah Bearing Giles#4 on reverse.

2 images of COV-4546 are recorded (front, back); the Umbalah HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1846.

Questions about COV-4546

What is COV-4546?: COV-4546 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Umbalah, Punjab of 25 July 1845, bearing the Umbalah HG 2 handstamp in black. Entire to Lodianah via Bombay and Umbalah – superb entire with Bombay Ship Receipt strike on front and Umbalah Bearing Giles#2 and Lodianah Bearing Giles#4 on reverse.
How scarce is the Umbalah HG 2 mark on this cover?: The census grades Umbalah HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1846.
When was COV-4546 posted?: COV-4546 is dated 25 July 1845, within the recorded period of use of Umbalah HG 2 (1846).

About this record

This 25 July 1845 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Umbalah HG 2 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.