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Date
1856
Description
1856 (May 16) Envelope from Elichpoor via Bombay and Southampton to London, franked with two single wide-margined 1a (S.G. 13, die II) tied by dotted diamond 78 of Elichpoor and with boxed “ELICHPOOR/Paid” mark on reverse with handwritten date and Bombay circular transit.
Auction
Winter Auction Series — Great Britain & British Empire, Lot 30433, (2023)
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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
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About this Hyderabad pre stamp cover
COV-4974 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?
1856 (May 16) Envelope from Elichpoor via Bombay and Southampton to London, franked with two single wide-margined 1a (S.G. 13, die II) tied by dotted diamond 78 of Elichpoor and with boxed “ELICHPOOR/Paid” mark on reverse with handwritten date and Bombay circular transit.
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA Winter Auction Series — Great Britain & British Empire lot 30433 (2023).
2 images of COV-4974 are recorded; the Hyderabad HG 11 mark itself is recorded in use 1850–1856.
Questions about COV-4974
- What is COV-4974?
- COV-4974 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Hyderabad, Madras Presidency of 1856, bearing the Hyderabad HG 11 handstamp in red. 1856 (May 16) Envelope from Elichpoor via Bombay and Southampton to London, franked with two single wide-margined 1a (S.G. 13, die II) tied by dotted diamond 78 of Elichpoor and with boxed “ELICHPOOR/Paid” mark on reverse with handwritten date and Bombay circular transit.
- 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 1850–1856.
- What is the provenance of COV-4974?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA Winter Auction Series — Great Britain & British Empire lot 30433 (2023).
- When was COV-4974 posted?
- COV-4974 is dated 1856, within the recorded period of use of Hyderabad HG 11 (1850–1856).
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 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, Winter Auction Series — Great Britain & British Empire, lot 30433, (2023).