COV-4240 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Hyderabad, Madras Presidency, bearing the Hyderabad HG 9 handstamp in red. Postal cover from hyderabad (madras), bearing HG 9 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Hyderabad HG 9 mark on this cover?

The census grades Hyderabad HG 9 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1853-56.

COV-4240

Hyderabad Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Hyderabad HG 9 handstruck folded letter (COV-4240) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of David Feldman Auctions

Description

Postal cover from hyderabad (madras), bearing HG 9 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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David Feldman

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About this Hyderabad pre stamp cover

COV-4240 is a Hyderabad pre stamp cover bearing the Hyderabad HG 9 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 9 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman.

1 image of COV-4240 is recorded (front); the Hyderabad HG 9 mark itself is recorded in use 1853-56.

Questions about COV-4240

What is COV-4240?: COV-4240 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Hyderabad, Madras Presidency, bearing the Hyderabad HG 9 handstamp in red. Postal cover from hyderabad (madras), bearing HG 9 handstamp in Red. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Hyderabad HG 9 mark on this cover?: The census grades Hyderabad HG 9 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1853-56.
What is the provenance of COV-4240?: Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman.

About this record

This pre-1854 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 David Feldman.