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Date
1824
Description
India: 1824 (ca. Jan.) reduced entire letter “via Bombay” to London rated ‘1/3’(d) with framed “HYDERABAD/POST PAID” (Giles type 2, very legible strike), framed “INDIA LETTER/LIVERPOOL” and London datestamps on reverse. Content (incomplete) describes certain problems with the Rajas of Nagpore and Poonah. Photo.
Auction
GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries, Lot 2660
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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 4handstampBlack1832–1837
- Hyderabad HG 5handstampBlack1836-37
- Hyderabad HG 6handstampBlack1834–1837
- Hyderabad HG 7handstampRed1839-58
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About this Hyderabad pre stamp cover
COV-5394 is a Hyderabad pre stamp cover of 1824 bearing the Hyderabad HG 3 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Hyderabad postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India: 1824 (ca. Jan.) reduced entire letter “via Bombay” to London rated ‘1/3’(d) with framed “HYDERABAD/POST PAID” (Giles type 2, very legible strike), framed “INDIA LETTER/LIVERPOOL” and London datestamps on reverse. Content (incomplete) describes certain problems with the Rajas of Nagpore and Poonah. Photo.
Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 2660.
1 image of COV-5394 is recorded; the Hyderabad HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1820–1837.
Questions about COV-5394
- What is COV-5394?
- COV-5394 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Hyderabad, Madras Presidency of 1824, bearing the Hyderabad HG 3 handstamp in black. India: 1824 (ca. Jan.) reduced entire letter “via Bombay” to London rated ‘1/3’(d) with framed “HYDERABAD/POST PAID” (Giles type 2, very legible strike), framed “INDIA LETTER/LIVERPOOL” and London datestamps on reverse. Content (incomplete) describes certain problems with the Rajas of Nagpore and Poonah. Photo.
- How scarce is the Hyderabad HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Hyderabad HG 3 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1820–1837.
- What is the provenance of COV-5394?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 2660.
- When was COV-5394 posted?
- COV-5394 is dated 1824, within the recorded period of use of Hyderabad HG 3 (1820–1837).
About this record
This 1824 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Hyderabad HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions, GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries, lot 2660.