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Date
1839
Description
India, Hyderabad, 1839, "HYDRABAD/1869 August 7/Paid" Framed Datestamp (Giles 7). Clear strike in red with manuscript "9 As" rate added on back of folded letter to Cuddalore, red framed "PM" handstamp, Calcutta (Aug. 12) transit backstamp, Aug. 13 receipt docketing, Fine
Auction
Sale 9042, Lot 10081, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6
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 4handstampBlack1832–1837
- Hyderabad HG 5handstampBlack1836-37
- Hyderabad HG 6handstampBlack1834–1837
- Hyderabad HG 8handstampBlack1847-53
- Hyderabad HG 9handstampRed1853-56
- Hyderabad HG 10handstampRed1842–1856
About this record
This 1839 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 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10081.