How scarce is the Secundrarao HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Secundrarao HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854.

When was COV-2191 posted?

COV-2191 is dated 23 February 1854, within the recorded period of use of Secundrarao HG 1 (1854).

COV-2191

23 February 1854 Secundrarao Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 23 February 1854, Secundrarao HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-2191) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Secundrarao HG 1, front (COV-2191) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Date

23 February 1854

Description

Entire posted from Secundrarao to Madras along with the only recorded and unrecorded handstamp of Secundrarao Bearing posted on February 23rd 1854. Rare entire with only one recorded handstamp.

Auction

Private

Provenance

Gowtham BJ

About this Secundrarao pre stamp cover

COV-2191 is a Secundrarao pre stamp cover of 23 February 1854 bearing the Secundrarao HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Secundrarao postal history — the office known today as Sikandra Rao, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?

Entire posted from Secundrarao to Madras along with the only recorded and unrecorded handstamp of Secundrarao Bearing posted on February 23rd 1854. Rare entire with only one recorded handstamp.

Its recorded auction history runs through Private.

2 images of COV-2191 are recorded (front); the Secundrarao HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1854.

Questions about COV-2191

What is COV-2191?: COV-2191 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Secundrarao, North Western Provinces of 23 February 1854, bearing the Secundrarao HG 1 handstamp in black. Entire posted from Secundrarao to Madras along with the only recorded and unrecorded handstamp of Secundrarao Bearing posted on February 23rd 1854. Rare entire with only one recorded handstamp.
How scarce is the Secundrarao HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Secundrarao HG 1 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854.
What is the provenance of COV-2191?: Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
When was COV-2191 posted?: COV-2191 is dated 23 February 1854, within the recorded period of use of Secundrarao HG 1 (1854).

About this record

This 23 February 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Secundrarao HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Private.