COV-830
23 February 1834 Secunderabad HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
23 February 1834
Description
1834 : H.G. 1: The "SECUNDERABAD / POST PAID" stamp was used in black, red and purple ink and the cover below provides a fine example of this mark in purple applied in Feb. 1834 and in manuscript the postage rates were added, being Ship Postage Paid 3 as. and inland ditto 8 as. the letter was receipt date stamped in MADRAS on 1st March and it was to be a ship letter to be sent overseas from the interior the "OUTSTATION / MADRAS" stamp of 1824-51 was added.
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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 23 February 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.