COV-2267
25 September 1850 Secunderabad Cover

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Date
25 September 1850
Description
Postal cover from secunderabad (madras), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Red. Dated 25 September 1850. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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-2267 is a Secunderabad pre stamp cover of 25 September 1850 bearing the Secunderabad HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Secunderabad postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from secunderabad (madras), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Red. Dated 25 September 1850. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
1 image of COV-2267 is recorded (front); the Secunderabad HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1858.
Questions about COV-2267
- What is COV-2267?
- COV-2267 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Secunderabad, Madras Presidency of 25 September 1850, bearing the Secunderabad HG 2 handstamp in red. Postal cover from secunderabad (madras), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Red. Dated 25 September 1850. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Secunderabad HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Secunderabad HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1858.
- When was COV-2267 posted?
- COV-2267 is dated 25 September 1850, within the recorded period of use of Secunderabad HG 2 (1838–1858).
About this record
This 25 September 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Secunderabad HG 2 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded.
