COV-1491
26 September 1855 Hydrabad (Scind) Cover

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Corinphila Auctions
Date
26 September 1855
Description
Postal cover from hydrabad-scind (sindh), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Dated 26 September 1855. 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-1491 is a Hydrabad (Scind) pre stamp cover of 26 September 1855 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 26 September 1855. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Jochen Heddergott (from Edition D'Or released by Corinphila Auctions)
1 image of COV-1491 is recorded; the Hydrabad (Scind) HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1850–1856.
Questions about COV-1491
- What is COV-1491?
- COV-1491 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Hydrabad (Scind), Sindh of 26 September 1855, bearing the Hydrabad (Scind) HG 4 handstamp in red. Postal cover from hydrabad-scind (sindh), bearing HG 4 handstamp in Red. Dated 26 September 1855. 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-1491?
- Jochen Heddergott (from Edition D'Or released by Corinphila Auctions)
- When was COV-1491 posted?
- COV-1491 is dated 26 September 1855, within the recorded period of use of Hydrabad (Scind) HG 4 (1850–1856).
About this record
This 26 September 1855 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.
