COV-4617 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Secunderabad, Madras Presidency, bearing the Secunderabad HG 1 handstamp in blue. Postal cover from secunderabad (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Blue. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Secunderabad HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Secunderabad HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1828–1837.

COV-4617

Secunderabad Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Secunderabad HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-4617) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Secunderabad HG 1, back (COV-4617) — back

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Postal cover from secunderabad (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Blue. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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About this Secunderabad pre stamp cover

COV-4617 is a Secunderabad pre stamp cover bearing the Secunderabad HG 1 handstamp, struck in blue, recorded in the census of Secunderabad postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from secunderabad (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Blue. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.

2 images of COV-4617 are recorded (front, back); the Secunderabad HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1828–1837.

Questions about COV-4617

What is COV-4617?: COV-4617 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Secunderabad, Madras Presidency, bearing the Secunderabad HG 1 handstamp in blue. Postal cover from secunderabad (madras), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Blue. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Secunderabad HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Secunderabad HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1828–1837.
What is the provenance of COV-4617?: Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.

About this record

This pre-1854 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 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with eBay.