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COV-1348

1852 Hingoolee HG 2 Cover

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1852 Hingoolee HG 2 pre stamp cover — COV-1348
Hingoolee HG 2 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-1348)

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Date

1852

Description

1852 HINGOOLEE Paid HG 2 on cover to London via Marseilles. Contents included

Auction

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8, Lot 24

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Other recorded marks at Hingoolee

1 mark

One other pre-1854 postal marking of Hingoolee is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.

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About this record

This 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Hingoolee HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 8, lot 24.