COV-4674 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.

COV-4674

Hyderabad Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Hyderabad HG 7 handstruck folded letter (COV-4674) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Hyderabad HG 7, back (COV-4674) — back

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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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About this Hyderabad pre stamp cover

COV-4674 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.

2 images of COV-4674 are recorded (front, back); the Hyderabad HG 7 mark itself is recorded in use 1839-58.

Questions about COV-4674

What is COV-4674?: COV-4674 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.

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.