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Date
1843
Description
1843 Karachi–St. Peter Port, Guernsey overland cover via Falmouth (Aberfala), with rectangular rare Giles 2 KARATCHEE Paid mark of Karachi in red with 5As in ms paid inland postage from Karachi to Bombay (Mumbai) for wt. upto 2.92gm (¼ tola), tripartite rectangular Giles SR3 (ex-BS7) SHIP LETTER Bearing mark of Bombay (Mumbai) (date indistinct) indicating Br. postage unpaid in India, elliptical Giles SD6 (ex-BX1) INDIA mark of Bombay (Mumbai) in red struck on mail routed via Falmouth (Aberfala), stylized 1/ in ms in black i.e. 1s due in Guernsey via Falmouth (Aberfala) for wt. upto 14.18gm (½oz) & Guernsey ds dt. JU 11 1843. Uncommon destination.
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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
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About this Karatchee pre stamp cover
COV-2878 is a Karatchee pre stamp cover of 1843 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?
1843 Karachi–St. Peter Port, Guernsey overland cover via Falmouth (Aberfala), with rectangular rare Giles 2 KARATCHEE Paid mark of Karachi in red with 5As in ms paid inland postage from Karachi to Bombay (Mumbai) for wt. upto 2.92gm (¼ tola), tripartite rectangular Giles SR3 (ex-BS7) SHIP LETTER Bearing mark of Bombay (Mumbai) (date indistinct) indicating Br. postage unpaid in India, elliptical Giles SD6 (ex-BX1) INDIA mark of Bombay (Mumbai) in red struck on mail routed via Falmouth (Aberfala), stylized 1/ in ms in black i.e. 1s due in Guernsey via Falmouth (Aberfala) for wt. upto 14.18gm (½oz) & Guernsey ds dt. JU 11 1843. Uncommon destination.
Its recorded auction history runs through NityaPushta.
2 images of COV-2878 are recorded; the Karatchee HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1843–1845.
Questions about COV-2878
- What is COV-2878?
- COV-2878 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Karatchee, Sindh of 1843, bearing the Karatchee HG 2 handstamp in red. 1843 Karachi–St. Peter Port, Guernsey overland cover via Falmouth (Aberfala), with rectangular rare Giles 2 KARATCHEE Paid mark of Karachi in red with 5As in ms paid inland postage from Karachi to Bombay (Mumbai) for wt. upto 2.92gm (¼ tola), tripartite rectangular Giles SR3 (ex-BS7) SHIP LETTER Bearing mark of Bombay (Mumbai) (date indistinct) indicating Br. postage unpaid in India, elliptical Giles SD6 (ex-BX1) INDIA mark of Bombay (Mumbai) in red struck on mail routed via Falmouth (Aberfala), stylized 1/ in ms in black i.e. 1s due in Guernsey via Falmouth (Aberfala) for wt. upto 14.18gm (½oz) & Guernsey ds dt. JU 11 1843. Uncommon destination.
- 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-2878?
- Its recorded auction history runs through NityaPushta.
- When was COV-2878 posted?
- COV-2878 is dated 1843, within the recorded period of use of Karatchee HG 2 (1843–1845).
About this record
This 1843 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. It has appeared at auction with NityaPushta.