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August 1837 Secunderabad HG 1 Cover

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August 1837 Secunderabad HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-2064

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Date

August 1837

Description

Secunderabad: 1837 (Aug.) entire to Edinburgh showing, on reverse, double oval-framed "SECUNDERABAD/POST/PAID" (HG 1) in red (a little oxidised), double oval-framed "OUT STATION/MADRAS/SHIP LETTER" datestamp (HG SD11), Madras oval datestamp (HG MX4) and Deal India Letter handstamp; generally good strikes. Photo.

Auction

SpinkSpink

Lot 366, (Oct. 2000)

Provenance

Derek Hammond Giles

Same office

Other recorded marks at Secunderabad

6 marks

6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Secunderabad 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 record

This August 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Secunderabad HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 366, (Oct. 2000).