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Date
1856
Description
BARRED/DOTTED DIAMOND NUMERAL CANCELS ON 1a COVERS EX BOMBAY/JAULNAH/ST. THO. MOUNT; 1856/7 env./E/EL; trio ex Bombay to Calcutta with 1a x2 (4m + v. near 4m; Die II, C stone, pos.17+47) tied by fine barred "1" diamond; ex Jaulnah to Hydrabad with 1a (fine 4m) tied by v. fine barred "65" diamond; and ex St. Tho(mas) Mount to Secunderabad with 1a (4m) tied by fine "C/112" dotted diamond. Attractive and scarce group. (3 covers)
Auction
The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction, Lot 1023, (13 May 2025)
Provenance
Michael Caswell
Same office
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
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About this Hyderabad pre stamp cover
COV-4794 is a Hyderabad pre stamp cover of 1856 bearing the Hyderabad HG 11 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Hyderabad postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
BARRED/DOTTED DIAMOND NUMERAL CANCELS ON 1a COVERS EX BOMBAY/JAULNAH/ST. THO. MOUNT; 1856/7 env./E/EL; trio ex Bombay to Calcutta with 1a x2 (4m + v. near 4m; Die II, C stone, pos.17+47) tied by fine barred "1" diamond; ex Jaulnah to Hydrabad with 1a (fine 4m) tied by v. fine barred "65" diamond; and ex St. Tho(mas) Mount to Secunderabad with 1a (4m) tied by fine "C/112" dotted diamond. Attractive and scarce group. (3 covers)
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction lot 1023 (13 May 2025).
2 images of COV-4794 are recorded (front, back); the Hyderabad HG 11 mark itself is recorded in use 1850–1854.
Questions about COV-4794
- What is COV-4794?
- COV-4794 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Hyderabad, Madras Presidency of 1856, bearing the Hyderabad HG 11 handstamp in red. BARRED/DOTTED DIAMOND NUMERAL CANCELS ON 1a COVERS EX BOMBAY/JAULNAH/ST. THO. MOUNT; 1856/7 env./E/EL; trio ex Bombay to Calcutta with 1a x2 (4m + v. near 4m; Die II, C stone, pos.17+47) tied by fine barred "1" diamond; ex Jaulnah to Hydrabad with 1a (fine 4m) tied by v. fine barred "65" diamond; and ex St. Tho(mas) Mount to Secunderabad with 1a (4m) tied by fine "C/112" dotted diamond. Attractive and scarce group. (3 covers)
- How scarce is the Hyderabad HG 11 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Hyderabad HG 11 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1850–1854.
- What is the provenance of COV-4794?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction lot 1023 (13 May 2025).
- When was COV-4794 posted?
- COV-4794 is dated 1856, within the recorded period of use of Hyderabad HG 11 (1850–1854).
About this record
This 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Hyderabad HG 11 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction, lot 1023, (13 May 2025).