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Date
11 January 1854
Description
Postal cover from wuzeerabad (punjab), bearing HG 6 handstamp in Red. Dated 11 January 1854. Note: (c.37x20mm) Paid slide stamp. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Wuzeerabad
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Wuzeerabad are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Wuzeerabad pre stamp cover
COV-2888 is a Wuzeerabad pre stamp cover of 11 January 1854 bearing the Wuzeerabad HG 6 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Wuzeerabad postal history — the office known today as Wazirabad, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from wuzeerabad (punjab), bearing HG 6 handstamp in Red. Dated 11 January 1854. Note: (c.37x20mm) Paid slide stamp. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-2888 is recorded (front); the Wuzeerabad HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1854.
Questions about COV-2888
- What is COV-2888?
- COV-2888 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Wuzeerabad, Punjab of 11 January 1854, bearing the Wuzeerabad HG 6 handstamp in red. Postal cover from wuzeerabad (punjab), bearing HG 6 handstamp in Red. Dated 11 January 1854. Note: (c.37x20mm) Paid slide stamp. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Wuzeerabad HG 6 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Wuzeerabad HG 6 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854.
- When was COV-2888 posted?
- COV-2888 is dated 11 January 1854, within the recorded period of use of Wuzeerabad HG 6 (1854).
About this record
This 11 January 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Wuzeerabad HG 6 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.