COV-1551

1846 Karatchee HG 4 Cover

Back to census|Karatchee HG 4 · 2 covers recorded

1846 Karatchee HG 4 pre stamp cover — COV-1551

Karatchee HG 4 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-1551)

Karatchee HG 4 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-1551)

Karatchee HG 4 pre stamp cover — scan 4 (COV-1551)

Karatchee HG 4 pre stamp cover — scan 5 (COV-1551)

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Date

1846

Description

1846 KURRACHEE FREE Giles 4 on incoming folded letter from UK addressed to Camp Deesa, Bombay, inscribed Dead, BOMBAY FREE Giles 23

Auction

StampBay

15, Lot 30

Same office

Other recorded marks at Karatchee

10 marks

10 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 2handstampRed1843–1845
Karatchee HG 3handstampRed1846-48
Karatchee HG 5handstampBlack1850-56
Karatchee HG 6handstampBlack1850–1856
Karatchee HG 7handstampRed1851–1856
Karatchee HG 8handstampRed1850–1853
Karatchee S1handstampRed1848–1853
Karatchee S2handstampBlack1849
Karatchee S3handstampBlack1849–1851

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About this record

This 1846 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Karatchee HG 4 handstamp of the Sindh, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 15, lot 30.