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Date
1856
Description
INDIA 1856 COVER 1/2 ANNA , TYPE 6 C/11 BANGALORE ,HYDERABAD/PAID GILES TYPE 7
Auction
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Other recorded marks at Hyderabad
10 marks10 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 1handstampBlack1810–1819
- 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 11handstampRed1850–1854
About this record
This 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Hyderabad HG 10 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with eBay.