Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils
Date
1854
Description
India 1854 1a Lithograph, Die I, SG11 with margins on cover, South India circle, from Guntoor (Rarely seen) to Secunderabad
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Guntoor
4 marks4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Guntoor are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Guntoor pre stamp cover
COV-4454 is a Guntoor pre stamp cover of 1854 bearing the Guntoor HG 3 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Guntoor postal history — the office known today as Guntur, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India 1854 1a Lithograph, Die I, SG11 with margins on cover, South India circle, from Guntoor (Rarely seen) to Secunderabad
Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 247 lot 0059 (2025).
3 images of COV-4454 are recorded; the Guntoor HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1845–1854.
Questions about COV-4454
- What is COV-4454?
- COV-4454 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Guntoor, Madras Presidency of 1854, bearing the Guntoor HG 3 handstamp in red. India 1854 1a Lithograph, Die I, SG11 with margins on cover, South India circle, from Guntoor (Rarely seen) to Secunderabad
- How scarce is the Guntoor HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Guntoor HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1845–1854.
- What is the provenance of COV-4454?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 247 lot 0059 (2025).
- When was COV-4454 posted?
- COV-4454 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Guntoor HG 3 (1845–1854).
About this record
This 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Guntoor HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 247, lot 0059, (2025).