COV-4767
25 July 1855 Hyderabad HG 7 Cover
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Date
25 July 1855
Description
½a & 1a SINGLE-FRANKING 1855 COVERS EX NYNEETAL OR HYDRABAD WITH DOTTED DIAMOND CANCELS; c.1855 tiny env. (+ contents) to Madras with fair red boxed "HYDRABAD/Paid" and 4m ½a Blue (Die 1, stone ?, group 3) tied by light dotted diamond; plus 25 July 1855 EL to "Kurrachee" with fine 4m 1a Red tied by very fine dotted diamond having a very fine red 2-ring "NYNEETAL/*" cds on the top flap. Attractive pair. [½a ex Dawson.] (2 covers)
Auction
The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction, Lot 1015, (13 May 2025)
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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-4767 is a Hyderabad pre stamp cover of 25 July 1855 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?
½a & 1a SINGLE-FRANKING 1855 COVERS EX NYNEETAL OR HYDRABAD WITH DOTTED DIAMOND CANCELS; c.1855 tiny env. (+ contents) to Madras with fair red boxed "HYDRABAD/Paid" and 4m ½a Blue (Die 1, stone ?, group 3) tied by light dotted diamond; plus 25 July 1855 EL to "Kurrachee" with fine 4m 1a Red tied by very fine dotted diamond having a very fine red 2-ring "NYNEETAL/*" cds on the top flap. Attractive pair. [½a ex Dawson.] (2 covers)
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction lot 1015 (13 May 2025).
2 images of COV-4767 are recorded (front, back); the Hyderabad HG 7 mark itself is recorded in use 1839-58.
Questions about COV-4767
- What is COV-4767?
- COV-4767 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Hyderabad, Madras Presidency of 25 July 1855, bearing the Hyderabad HG 7 handstamp in red. ½a & 1a SINGLE-FRANKING 1855 COVERS EX NYNEETAL OR HYDRABAD WITH DOTTED DIAMOND CANCELS; c.1855 tiny env. (+ contents) to Madras with fair red boxed "HYDRABAD/Paid" and 4m ½a Blue (Die 1, stone ?, group 3) tied by light dotted diamond; plus 25 July 1855 EL to "Kurrachee" with fine 4m 1a Red tied by very fine dotted diamond having a very fine red 2-ring "NYNEETAL/*" cds on the top flap. Attractive pair. [½a ex Dawson.] (2 covers)
- 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-4767?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction lot 1015 (13 May 2025).
- When was COV-4767 posted?
- COV-4767 is dated 25 July 1855, within the recorded period of use of Hyderabad HG 7 (1839-58).
About this record
This 25 July 1855 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 Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction, lot 1015, (13 May 2025).