COV-1490 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Hydrabad (Scind), Sindh of 1 August 1853, bearing the Hydrabad (Scind) HG 4 handstamp in red. Postal cover from hydrabad-scind (sindh), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Dated 1 August 1853. 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.

When was COV-1490 posted?

COV-1490 is dated 1 August 1853, within the recorded period of use of Hydrabad (Scind) HG 4 (1850–1856).

COV-1490

1 August 1853 Hydrabad (Scind) Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1 August 1853, Hydrabad (Scind) HG 4 handstruck folded letter (COV-1490)

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Date

1 August 1853

Description

Postal cover from hydrabad-scind (sindh), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Dated 1 August 1853. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Provenance

Jochen Heddergott (from Edition D'Or released by Corinphila Auctions)

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Other recorded marks at Hydrabad (Scind)

5 marks

5 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.

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About this Hydrabad (Scind) pre stamp cover

COV-1490 is a Hydrabad (Scind) pre stamp cover of 1 August 1853 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 1 August 1853. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Jochen Heddergott (from Edition D'Or released by Corinphila Auctions)

1 image of COV-1490 is recorded; the Hydrabad (Scind) HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1850–1856.

Questions about COV-1490

What is COV-1490?: COV-1490 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Hydrabad (Scind), Sindh of 1 August 1853, bearing the Hydrabad (Scind) HG 4 handstamp in red. Postal cover from hydrabad-scind (sindh), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Dated 1 August 1853. 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-1490?: Jochen Heddergott (from Edition D'Or released by Corinphila Auctions)
When was COV-1490 posted?: COV-1490 is dated 1 August 1853, within the recorded period of use of Hydrabad (Scind) HG 4 (1850–1856).

About this record

This 1 August 1853 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.