COV-1474
27 May 1845 Karatchee Cover

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Date
27 May 1845
Description
Postal cover from karatchee (sindh), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 27 May 1845. Note: 1 known in black. 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 Karatchee
10 marks10 other pre-1854 postal markings of Karatchee are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Karatchee HG 1handstampRed1841–1846
- Karatchee HG 3handstampRed1846-48
- Karatchee HG 4handstampRed1846–1848
- Karatchee HG 5handstampBlack1850-56
- Karatchee HG 6handstampBlack1850–1856
- Karatchee HG 7handstampRed1851–1856
+4 more at this office.View all Karatchee marks and postal history →
About this Karatchee pre stamp cover
COV-1474 is a Karatchee pre stamp cover of 27 May 1845 bearing the Karatchee HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Karatchee postal history — the office known today as Karachi, Sindh. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from karatchee (sindh), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 27 May 1845. Note: 1 known in black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Jochen Heddergott (from Edition D'Or released by Corinphila Auctions)
1 image of COV-1474 is recorded; the Karatchee HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1843–1845.
Questions about COV-1474
- What is COV-1474?
- COV-1474 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Karatchee, Sindh of 27 May 1845, bearing the Karatchee HG 2 handstamp in red. Postal cover from karatchee (sindh), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Red. Dated 27 May 1845. Note: 1 known in black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Karatchee HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Karatchee HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1843–1845.
- What is the provenance of COV-1474?
- Jochen Heddergott (from Edition D'Or released by Corinphila Auctions)
- When was COV-1474 posted?
- COV-1474 is dated 27 May 1845, within the recorded period of use of Karatchee HG 2 (1843–1845).
About this record
This 27 May 1845 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Karatchee HG 2 handstamp of the Sindh, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.
