COV-899
1850 Secunderabad Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of David Feldman Auctions
Date
1850
Description
1850 (Nov 14) Concession rate soldier’s entire letter, one flap on reverse missing, from Camp Secunderabad via London to Clonmel, Ireland, with oval “SECUNDERABAD/FREE” dated handstamp in red on back, also struck “2” denoting 2d collected from recipient, transit ds of Madras on back, together with London and Dublin arrival cds. Sent by a sergeant in the 2nd European Light Infantry in Secunderabad and countersigned by a major commanding officer. A very scarce example of the concession unpaid rate.
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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-899 is a Secunderabad pre stamp cover of 1850 bearing the Secunderabad HG 3 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Secunderabad postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1850 (Nov 14) Concession rate soldier’s entire letter, one flap on reverse missing, from Camp Secunderabad via London to Clonmel, Ireland, with oval “SECUNDERABAD/FREE” dated handstamp in red on back, also struck “2” denoting 2d collected from recipient, transit ds of Madras on back, together with London and Dublin arrival cds. Sent by a sergeant in the 2nd European Light Infantry in Secunderabad and countersigned by a major commanding officer. A very scarce example of the concession unpaid rate.
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman lot 30420.
2 images of COV-899 are recorded; the Secunderabad HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1853.
Questions about COV-899
- What is COV-899?
- COV-899 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Secunderabad, Madras Presidency of 1850, bearing the Secunderabad HG 3 handstamp in red. 1850 (Nov 14) Concession rate soldier’s entire letter, one flap on reverse missing, from Camp Secunderabad via London to Clonmel, Ireland, with oval “SECUNDERABAD/FREE” dated handstamp in red on back, also struck “2” denoting 2d collected from recipient, transit ds of Madras on back, together with London and Dublin arrival cds. Sent by a sergeant in the 2nd European Light Infantry in Secunderabad and countersigned by a major commanding officer. A very scarce example of the concession unpaid rate.
- How scarce is the Secunderabad HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Secunderabad HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1853.
- What is the provenance of COV-899?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman lot 30420.
- When was COV-899 posted?
- COV-899 is dated 1850, within the recorded period of use of Secunderabad HG 3 (1838–1853).
About this record
This 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Secunderabad HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, lot 30420.