COV-3163

6 March 1850 Secunderabad HG 6 Cover

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6 March 1850 Secunderabad HG 6 pre stamp cover — COV-3163 — front

Secunderabad HG 6 pre stamp cover — back (COV-3163) — back

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Date

6 March 1850

Description

1850 stampless native cover with red boxed ``SECUNDERABAD / 1850 MARCH 6 / Paid ?as`` handstuck to Madras; Gile Ty-2

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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.

Secunderabad HG 1handstampBlue1828–1837
Secunderabad HG 2handstampRed1838-58
Secunderabad HG 3handstampRed1838-53
Secunderabad HG 4handstampRed1854-56
Secunderabad HG 5handstampBlack1854
Secunderabad HG 7handstampBlack1837–1848

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About this record

This 6 March 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Secunderabad HG 6 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with collectorbazar.