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-5332 posted?

COV-5332 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Wuzeerabad HG 6 (1854).

COV-5332

1854 Wuzeerabad Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1854, Wuzeerabad HG 6 handstruck folded letter (COV-5332)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Wuzeerabad HG 6, scan 2 (COV-5332)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Wuzeerabad HG 6, scan 3 (COV-5332)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Wuzeerabad HG 6, scan 4 (COV-5332)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries

Date

1854

Description

India, 1854, 2a Green (5; SG 31). Tight to mostly touching margins, tied by dotted diamond cancel and manuscript "Stamped" on 1855 folded letter to Crediton, England, sender's directive "via Bombay & Southampton" , red Wuzeerabad Mar. 21, 1855 despatch datestamp on back, red "INDIA" oval handstamp, petite yellow "Wealth confers not happiness" seal on back, Bombay (Mar. 30) and London (May 9) transit and May 10 arrival backstamps, manuscript "1/" rate marking, Very Fine, ex Dr. Kornan

Auction

Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026), Lot 10141, (2026)

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Other recorded marks at Wuzeerabad

5 marks

5 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.

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About this Wuzeerabad pre stamp cover

COV-5332 is a Wuzeerabad pre stamp cover of 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?

Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026) lot 10141 (2026).

4 images of COV-5332 are recorded; the Wuzeerabad HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1854.

Questions about COV-5332

What is COV-5332?: COV-5332 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Wuzeerabad, Punjab of 1854, bearing the Wuzeerabad HG 6 handstamp in red. India, 1854, 2a Green (5; SG 31). Tight to mostly touching margins, tied by dotted diamond cancel and manuscript "Stamped" on 1855 folded letter to Crediton, England, sender's directive "via Bombay & Southampton" , red Wuzeerabad Mar. 21, 1855 despatch datestamp on back, red "INDIA" oval handstamp, petite yellow "Wealth confers not happiness" seal on back, Bombay (Mar. 30) and London (May 9) transit and May 10 arrival backstamps, manuscript "1/" rate marking, Very Fine, ex Dr. Kornan
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.
What is the provenance of COV-5332?: Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026) lot 10141 (2026).
When was COV-5332 posted?: COV-5332 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Wuzeerabad HG 6 (1854).

About this record

This 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Wuzeerabad HG 6 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026), lot 10141, (2026).