COV-691
27 November 1834 Secunderabad HG 1 Cover
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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
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 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 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, lot 3066, (2025).