COV-1488
8 October 1852 Hydrabad (Scind) Cover

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Corinphila Auctions
Date
8 October 1852
Description
Postal cover from hydrabad-scind (sindh), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Dated 8 October 1852. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Provenance
Jochen Heddergott (from Edition D'Or released by Corinphila Auctions)
Same office
Other recorded marks at Hydrabad (Scind)
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Hydrabad (Scind) are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Hydrabad (Scind) pre stamp cover
COV-1488 is a Hydrabad (Scind) pre stamp cover of 8 October 1852 bearing the Hydrabad (Scind) HG 4 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Hydrabad (Scind) postal history — the office known today as Hyderabad, Sindh. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from hydrabad-scind (sindh), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Dated 8 October 1852. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Jochen Heddergott (from Edition D'Or released by Corinphila Auctions)
1 image of COV-1488 is recorded; the Hydrabad (Scind) HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1850–1856.
Questions about COV-1488
- What is COV-1488?
- COV-1488 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Hydrabad (Scind), Sindh of 8 October 1852, bearing the Hydrabad (Scind) HG 4 handstamp in red. Postal cover from hydrabad-scind (sindh), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Dated 8 October 1852. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Hydrabad (Scind) HG 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Hydrabad (Scind) HG 4 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1850–1856.
- What is the provenance of COV-1488?
- Jochen Heddergott (from Edition D'Or released by Corinphila Auctions)
- When was COV-1488 posted?
- COV-1488 is dated 8 October 1852, within the recorded period of use of Hydrabad (Scind) HG 4 (1850–1856).
About this record
This 8 October 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Hydrabad (Scind) HG 4 handstamp of the Sindh, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded.
