Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
1815
Description
1815 : H.G. 1: The entire letter to LONDON was prepaid 10 annas and rated 2/8 from PORTSMOUTH to LONDON. Hyderabad was capital of Hyderabad state of Nizam's Dominions on the banks of river Musi.
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Other recorded marks at Hyderabad
9 marks9 other pre-1854 postal markings of Hyderabad are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Hyderabad HG 2handstampBlack1817-19
- Hyderabad HG 3handstampBlack1820–1837
- Hyderabad HG 4handstampBlack1832–1837
- Hyderabad HG 5handstampBlack1836-37
- Hyderabad HG 6handstampBlack1834–1837
- Hyderabad HG 7handstampRed1839-58
- Hyderabad HG 8handstampBlack1847-53
- Hyderabad HG 9handstampRed1853-56
- Hyderabad HG 10handstampRed1842–1856
About this record
This 1815 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Hyderabad HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 221, (Oct. 2001); Spink, lot 221, (Oct. 2001).