COV-691
27 November 1834 Secunderabad Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
27 November 1834
Description
India, Secunderabad, 1834, "SECUNDERABAD/POST PAID" Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold double-oval strike in magenta with manuscript "27th November 1834" despatch docketing on back of large part of folded cover (missing side flaps), addressed to London, England with address crossed out, sender's directive "England Via Bombay", Greenock Apr. 7 transit and London Apr. 10 arrival datestamps, "GREENOCK/INDIA SHIP LR" boxed handstamp (Robertson In. 1), rated "1/6", boxed "1/2", and "TP Rate 2" handstamps, cover with slight wrinkling and missing small pieces of flap from opening, still Very Fine strike of this rare handstamp, particularly in magenta
Auction
Sale No. 1325, Lot 3066, (2025)
Provenance
"Magnolia"
- •2025, Robert A. Siegel Sale No. 1325, Lot 3066
Same office
Other recorded marks at Secunderabad
6 marks6 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.
About this Secunderabad pre stamp cover
COV-691 is a Secunderabad pre stamp cover of 27 November 1834 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?
India, Secunderabad, 1834, "SECUNDERABAD/POST PAID" Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold double-oval strike in magenta with manuscript "27th November 1834" despatch docketing on back of large part of folded cover (missing side flaps), addressed to London, England with address crossed out, sender's directive "England Via Bombay", Greenock Apr. 7 transit and London Apr. 10 arrival datestamps, "GREENOCK/INDIA SHIP LR" boxed handstamp (Robertson In. 1), rated "1/6", boxed "1/2", and "TP Rate 2" handstamps, cover with slight wrinkling and missing small pieces of flap from opening, still Very Fine strike of this rare handstamp, particularly in magenta
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale No. 1325 lot 3066 (2025).
2 images of COV-691 are recorded (back, front); the Secunderabad HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1828–1837.
Questions about COV-691
- What is COV-691?
- COV-691 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Secunderabad, Madras Presidency of 27 November 1834, bearing the Secunderabad HG 1 handstamp in blue. India, Secunderabad, 1834, "SECUNDERABAD/POST PAID" Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold double-oval strike in magenta with manuscript "27th November 1834" despatch docketing on back of large part of folded cover (missing side flaps), addressed to London, England with address crossed out, sender's directive "England Via Bombay", Greenock Apr. 7 transit and London Apr. 10 arrival datestamps, "GREENOCK/INDIA SHIP LR" boxed handstamp (Robertson In. 1), rated "1/6", boxed "1/2", and "TP Rate 2" handstamps, cover with slight wrinkling and missing small pieces of flap from opening, still Very Fine strike of this rare handstamp, particularly in magenta
- 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-691?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale No. 1325 lot 3066 (2025).
- When was COV-691 posted?
- COV-691 is dated 27 November 1834, within the recorded period of use of Secunderabad HG 1 (1828–1837).
About this record
This 27 November 1834 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale No. 1325, lot 3066, (2025).