COV-3326 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Secunderabad, Madras Presidency of 10 May 1847, bearing the Secunderabad HG 2 handstamp in red. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 27 handstamp in Red. Dated 10 May 1847. Note: Despatch. 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-3326 posted?

COV-3326 is dated 10 May 1847, within the recorded period of use of Secunderabad HG 2 (1838–1858).

COV-3326

10 May 1847 Secunderabad Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 10 May 1847, Secunderabad HG 2 handstruck folded letter (COV-3326) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Secunderabad HG 2, back (COV-3326) — back

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Date

10 May 1847

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 27 handstamp in Red. Dated 10 May 1847. Note: Despatch. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Secunderabad

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About this Secunderabad pre stamp cover

COV-3326 is a Secunderabad pre stamp cover of 10 May 1847 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 calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 27 handstamp in Red. Dated 10 May 1847. Note: Despatch. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

2 images of COV-3326 are recorded (front, back); the Secunderabad HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1858.

Questions about COV-3326

What is COV-3326?: COV-3326 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Secunderabad, Madras Presidency of 10 May 1847, bearing the Secunderabad HG 2 handstamp in red. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 27 handstamp in Red. Dated 10 May 1847. Note: Despatch. 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-3326 posted?: COV-3326 is dated 10 May 1847, within the recorded period of use of Secunderabad HG 2 (1838–1858).

About this record

This 10 May 1847 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.