Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
1836
Description
The other stamp is oval "MADRAS / 20 AU 20 / 1838" Type MX4. Giles recorded dates as 1836-37, this cover extend the date up to 1838. Also the colour as stated by Giles is neither red nor black but seems to be brown.
Auction
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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 4handstampBlack1832–1837
- Hyderabad HG 6handstampBlack1834–1837
- Hyderabad HG 7handstampRed1839-58
- Hyderabad HG 8handstampBlack1847-53
- Hyderabad HG 9handstampRed1853-56
- Hyderabad HG 10handstampRed1842–1856
About this record
This 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Hyderabad HG 5 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 228, (Oct. 2001).