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Date
1853
Description
1853 Secunderabad – Stampless Paid Entire — dated 18 November 1853, bearing the rectangular “SECUNDERABAD PAID” (HG4) handstamp with 3 annas paid, accompanied by G.P.O. NOV 23 transit marking and the distinctive “R G HOUSE No. 2” receiving handstamp in black. An attractive stampless entire displaying desirable combination of three postal markings. Fine.
Auction
2026 Winter Auction Series — India, Indian States, Nepal, Tibet, Lot 40115, (2026)
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-5795 is a Secunderabad pre stamp cover of 1853 bearing the Secunderabad HG 4 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Secunderabad postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1853 Secunderabad – Stampless Paid Entire — dated 18 November 1853, bearing the rectangular “SECUNDERABAD PAID” (HG4) handstamp with 3 annas paid, accompanied by G.P.O. NOV 23 transit marking and the distinctive “R G HOUSE No. 2” receiving handstamp in black. An attractive stampless entire displaying desirable combination of three postal markings. Fine.
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA 2026 Winter Auction Series — India, Indian States, Nepal, Tibet lot 40115 (2026).
2 images of COV-5795 are recorded; the Secunderabad HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1854-56.
Questions about COV-5795
- What is COV-5795?
- COV-5795 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Secunderabad, Madras Presidency of 1853, bearing the Secunderabad HG 4 handstamp in red. 1853 Secunderabad – Stampless Paid Entire — dated 18 November 1853, bearing the rectangular “SECUNDERABAD PAID” (HG4) handstamp with 3 annas paid, accompanied by G.P.O. NOV 23 transit marking and the distinctive “R G HOUSE No. 2” receiving handstamp in black. An attractive stampless entire displaying desirable combination of three postal markings. Fine.
- How scarce is the Secunderabad HG 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Secunderabad HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854-56.
- What is the provenance of COV-5795?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA 2026 Winter Auction Series — India, Indian States, Nepal, Tibet lot 40115 (2026).
- When was COV-5795 posted?
- COV-5795 is dated 1853, within the recorded period of use of Secunderabad HG 4 (1854-56).
About this record
This 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Secunderabad HG 4 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, 2026 Winter Auction Series — India, Indian States, Nepal, Tibet, lot 40115, (2026).