How scarce is the Kurnal (Mad) HG 2 mark on this cover?

The census grades Kurnal (Mad) HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1840–1855.

When was COV-5770 posted?

COV-5770 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Kurnal (Mad) HG 2 (1840–1855).

COV-5770

1854 Kurnal (Mad) Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1854, Kurnal (Mad) HG 2 handstruck folded letter (COV-5770)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1854

Description

India 1854 1/2a Blue Die II Lithograph on Postal History Cover from Kurnool to Secunderabad, franked with Red Boxed Kurnool Postmark and Secunderabad Arrival Backstamp

Auction

Sephils

794, Lot 0065, (2026)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Kurnal (Mad)

3 marks

3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Kurnal (Mad) are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this Kurnal (Mad) pre stamp cover

COV-5770 is a Kurnal (Mad) pre stamp cover of 1854 bearing the Kurnal (Mad) HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Kurnal (Mad) postal history — the office known today as Kurnool, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

India 1854 1/2a Blue Die II Lithograph on Postal History Cover from Kurnool to Secunderabad, franked with Red Boxed Kurnool Postmark and Secunderabad Arrival Backstamp

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 794 lot 0065 (2026).

1 image of COV-5770 is recorded; the Kurnal (Mad) HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1840–1855.

Questions about COV-5770

What is COV-5770?: COV-5770 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kurnal (Mad), Madras Presidency of 1854, bearing the Kurnal (Mad) HG 2 handstamp in red. India 1854 1/2a Blue Die II Lithograph on Postal History Cover from Kurnool to Secunderabad, franked with Red Boxed Kurnool Postmark and Secunderabad Arrival Backstamp
How scarce is the Kurnal (Mad) HG 2 mark on this cover?: The census grades Kurnal (Mad) HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1840–1855.
What is the provenance of COV-5770?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 794 lot 0065 (2026).
When was COV-5770 posted?: COV-5770 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Kurnal (Mad) HG 2 (1840–1855).

About this record

This 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kurnal (Mad) HG 2 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 Sephils, 794, lot 0065, (2026).