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Date
9 April 1834
Description
India, Hyderabad, 1834, "HYDERABAD/pt pd/18__" Circular Handstamp (Giles 4). Faint but complete strike with manuscript "1 R 10 As" rate and "9th April (18) 34" date added with "Inland Postage 10 As, Overland R 1" rate calculation beside on back of folded letter datelined Hingolee Apr. 5, 1834, addressed to Stromness, Orkney, Scotland, sender's directive "Pr Steamer Conveyance" , framed "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON" handstamp (Robertson In. 1), Madras Out Station (Apr. 15), London (Dec. 4) and Dec. 8 transit backstamps, framed "1/2" handstamp and manuscript rate markings, faint vertical file fold just affecting Hyderabad strike, otherwise Very Fine
Auction
Sale 9042, Lot 10080, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6
Provenance
"Magnolia"
Same office
Other recorded marks at Hyderabad
9 marks9 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 5handstampBlack1836-37
- Hyderabad HG 6handstampBlack1834–1837
- Hyderabad HG 7handstampRed1839-58
- Hyderabad HG 8handstampBlack1847-53
- Hyderabad HG 9handstampRed1853-56
- Hyderabad HG 10handstampRed1842–1856
About this record
This 9 April 1834 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Hyderabad HG 4 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 223, (Oct. 2001); Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10080.