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16 August 1835 Secunderabad HG 1 Cover

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16 August 1835 Secunderabad HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-961
Secunderabad HG 1 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-961)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Date

16 August 1835

Description

Mourning letter posted from Secunderabad to Ahmednagar, bearing the rare circular Secunderabad Post Paid handstamp (HG-1) in red. Posted on 16th August 1835, the letter prepaid a postage of 7 annas.

Auction

Private

Provenance

Gowtham BJ

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Other recorded marks at Secunderabad

6 marks

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About this record

This 16 August 1835 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 Private.