COV-900

1856 Hydrabad (Scind) HG 4 Cover

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1856 Hydrabad (Scind) HG 4 pre stamp cover — COV-900

Hydrabad (Scind) HG 4 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-900)

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Date

1856

Description

1856 (April 9) Concession rate soldier’s letter from camp in Hyderabad to Carlow, Ireland, with Hyderabad paid datestamp on front together with indistinct Bombay “FREE” transit mark, handstruck “2” for 2d due for unpaid soldier’s letter also on obverse. Transit and arrival postmarks on reverse, including Bombay GPO 11.4 1856.

Auction

davidfeldman

Lot 30431

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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 record

This 1856 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. It has appeared at auction with davidfeldman, lot 30431.