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Date
26 May 1853
Description
1853 (26 May) envelope frour Lord Dalhousie on reverse, a good strike of the scarce oval rveak Hyderabad Free oval cl.s. Photo (Viceroy of India) to Hyderabad, signed by him on face and showing, -framed "CALCUTTA/wErcHr roLA/FrsE" d.s. in red (HG 29) alongside
Auction
Provenance
Derek Hammond Giles
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 7handstampRed1839-58
- Hyderabad HG 8handstampBlack1847-53
- Hyderabad HG 10handstampRed1842–1856
About this record
This 26 May 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Hyderabad HG 9 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 28.