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Date
1 July 1846
Description
INGOING PRESTAMP MAIL EX G.B. INC. RARE SOLDIER's 1d CONCESSION RATE, FANCY LONDON F.A.C., ETC.; 1831-49 covers inc. 1831E ex London with "POST PAID SHIP LR/LONDON" oval ds redirected from Bombay to "Saltarah", 1832/7 pair of ELs ex London Calcutta/Saugor both with oval "MADRAS/SHIP LETTER" transit ds (both ex H. Giles; with typescripts), 1842 E from London (family letter; mentions M. Tussauds) to Chittagong via Falmouth with a lovely garter-frame "GRINDLAY, CHRISTIAN & MATTHEWS/EAST INDIA/ARMY AGENTS/16 CORNHILL" Forwarding Agents Cachet (not recorded by Rowe who does note their 1838 rectangular type) just across the join, a rare 1846 EL (affected by transparent brown tape - should be removed) from London "Camden Town/1D. PAID" to "Camp Deesa, Bombay or elsewhere, India" at the Soldier's ingoing 1d Concession Rate with red oval "FREE" ds of Bombay & Kurrachee (both crossed by tape) sadly endorsed "Dead" on the front, and 1849 E ex London via France to Simlah (redirected to Umballa & Calcutta - several transit marks). (6 covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - PENNY CONCESSION RATES, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, FREES, FORWARDING AGENTS
Auction
Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, Lot 482, (4th Sep 2024)
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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 2handstampRed1843–1845
- Karatchee HG 3handstampRed1846-48
- Karatchee HG 5handstampBlack1850-56
- Karatchee HG 6handstampBlack1850–1856
- Karatchee HG 7handstampRed1851–1856
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About this Karatchee pre stamp cover
COV-2246 is a Karatchee pre stamp cover of 1 July 1846 bearing the Karatchee HG 4 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?
INGOING PRESTAMP MAIL EX G.B. INC. RARE SOLDIER's 1d CONCESSION RATE, FANCY LONDON F.A.C., ETC.; 1831-49 covers inc. 1831E ex London with "POST PAID SHIP LR/LONDON" oval ds redirected from Bombay to "Saltarah", 1832/7 pair of ELs ex London Calcutta/Saugor both with oval "MADRAS/SHIP LETTER" transit ds (both ex H. Giles; with typescripts), 1842 E from London (family letter; mentions M. Tussauds) to Chittagong via Falmouth with a lovely garter-frame "GRINDLAY, CHRISTIAN & MATTHEWS/EAST INDIA/ARMY AGENTS/16 CORNHILL" Forwarding Agents Cachet (not recorded by Rowe who does note their 1838 rectangular type) just across the join, a rare 1846 EL (affected by transparent brown tape - should be removed) from London "Camden Town/1D. PAID" to "Camp Deesa, Bombay or elsewhere, India" at the Soldier's ingoing 1d Concession Rate with red oval "FREE" ds of Bombay & Kurrachee (both crossed by tape) sadly endorsed "Dead" on the front, and 1849 E ex London via France to Simlah (redirected to Umballa & Calcutta - several transit marks). (6 covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - PENNY CONCESSION RATES, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, FREES, FORWARDING AGENTS
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 482 (4th Sep 2024).
1 image of COV-2246 is recorded (front); the Karatchee HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1846–1848.
Questions about COV-2246
- What is COV-2246?
- COV-2246 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Karatchee, Sindh of 1 July 1846, bearing the Karatchee HG 4 handstamp in red. INGOING PRESTAMP MAIL EX G.B. INC. RARE SOLDIER's 1d CONCESSION RATE, FANCY LONDON F.A.C., ETC.; 1831-49 covers inc. 1831E ex London with "POST PAID SHIP LR/LONDON" oval ds redirected from Bombay to "Saltarah", 1832/7 pair of ELs ex London Calcutta/Saugor both with oval "MADRAS/SHIP LETTER" transit ds (both ex H. Giles; with typescripts), 1842 E from London (family letter; mentions M. Tussauds) to Chittagong via Falmouth with a lovely garter-frame "GRINDLAY, CHRISTIAN & MATTHEWS/EAST INDIA/ARMY AGENTS/16 CORNHILL" Forwarding Agents Cachet (not recorded by Rowe who does note their 1838 rectangular type) just across the join, a rare 1846 EL (affected by transparent brown tape - should be removed) from London "Camden Town/1D. PAID" to "Camp Deesa, Bombay or elsewhere, India" at the Soldier's ingoing 1d Concession Rate with red oval "FREE" ds of Bombay & Kurrachee (both crossed by tape) sadly endorsed "Dead" on the front, and 1849 E ex London via France to Simlah (redirected to Umballa & Calcutta - several transit marks). (6 covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - PENNY CONCESSION RATES, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, FREES, FORWARDING AGENTS
- How scarce is the Karatchee HG 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Karatchee HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1846–1848.
- What is the provenance of COV-2246?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 482 (4th Sep 2024).
- When was COV-2246 posted?
- COV-2246 is dated 1 July 1846, within the recorded period of use of Karatchee HG 4 (1846–1848).
About this record
This 1 July 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 Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, lot 482, (4th Sep 2024).