How scarce is the Hyderabad HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Hyderabad HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1810–1819.

When was COV-831 posted?

COV-831 is dated 1815, within the recorded period of use of Hyderabad HG 1 (1810–1819).

COV-831

1815 Hyderabad Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1815, Hyderabad HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-831)

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.

Auction

Spink

Lot 221, (Oct. 2001)

Spink

Lot 221, (Oct. 2001)

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Other recorded marks at Hyderabad

11 marks

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About this Hyderabad pre stamp cover

COV-831 is a Hyderabad pre stamp cover of 1815 bearing the Hyderabad HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Hyderabad postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

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.

Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 221 (Oct. 2001); and Spink lot 221 (Oct. 2001).

1 image of COV-831 is recorded; the Hyderabad HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1810–1819.

Questions about COV-831

What is COV-831?: COV-831 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Hyderabad, Madras Presidency of 1815, bearing the Hyderabad HG 1 handstamp in black. 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.
How scarce is the Hyderabad HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Hyderabad HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1810–1819.
What is the provenance of COV-831?: Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 221 (Oct. 2001); and Spink lot 221 (Oct. 2001).
When was COV-831 posted?: COV-831 is dated 1815, within the recorded period of use of Hyderabad HG 1 (1810–1819).

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).