COV-830
23 February 1834 Secunderabad 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 Secunderabad pre stamp cover
COV-830 is a Secunderabad pre stamp cover of 23 February 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?
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.
1 image of COV-830 is recorded; the Secunderabad HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1828–1837.
Questions about COV-830
- What is COV-830?
- COV-830 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Secunderabad, Madras Presidency of 23 February 1834, bearing the Secunderabad HG 1 handstamp in blue. 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.
- 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.
- When was COV-830 posted?
- COV-830 is dated 23 February 1834, within the recorded period of use of Secunderabad HG 1 (1828–1837).
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 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded.