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COV-4464

2 December 1856 Secunderabad HG 4 Cover

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2 December 1856 Secunderabad HG 4 pre stamp cover — COV-4464
Secunderabad HG 4 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-4464)
Secunderabad HG 4 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-4464)
Secunderabad HG 4 pre stamp cover — scan 4 (COV-4464)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

2 December 1856

Description

India QV ½a on cover w/ early boxed h/s from Secunderabad to Commanding 2nd Madras Light Cavalry, Sholapoore

Auction

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514, Lot 0026, (2026)

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Other recorded marks at Secunderabad

6 marks

6 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.

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About this record

This 2 December 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Secunderabad HG 4 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 514, lot 0026, (2026).