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Description
Postal cover from hyderabad (madras), bearing HG 7 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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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-3044 is a Hyderabad pre stamp cover bearing the Hyderabad HG 7 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Hyderabad postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from hyderabad (madras), bearing HG 7 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
1 image of COV-3044 is recorded (front); the Hyderabad HG 7 mark itself is recorded in use 1839-58.
Questions about COV-3044
- What is COV-3044?
- COV-3044 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Hyderabad, Madras Presidency, bearing the Hyderabad HG 7 handstamp in red. Postal cover from hyderabad (madras), bearing HG 7 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Hyderabad HG 7 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Hyderabad HG 7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1839-58.
- What is the provenance of COV-3044?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Hyderabad HG 7 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Private.