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Date
8 February 1852
Description
185? Bearing Cover with letter showing Hyderabad and Jaulnah rect. bearing hs., both in black, fair strike, slight overall foxing.
Auction
Auction 2 Phila India Stamps, Lot 6, (Aug 9, 2025)
Same office
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
- Hyderabad HG 7handstampRed1839-58
- Hyderabad HG 9handstampRed1853-56
- Hyderabad HG 10handstampRed1842–1856
- Hyderabad HG 11handstampRed1850–1854
About this record
This 8 February 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Hyderabad HG 8 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 Philaindia, Auction 2 Phila India Stamps, lot 6, (Aug 9, 2025).