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Date
1841
Description
1841 1d pink envelope, sent from Godalming to Mooltan via Kurachee, neatly cancelled by a blue Godalming cds for Oct. 17. 1849. and a London transit cds with Bombay and Kurachee receivers on reverse for November 1849. Sent via Southampton and endorsed “1/-” in manuscript. Super quality and a rare destination item.The addressee Robert Haines was probably working in some official capacity, as the Punjab had only recently been annexed to the British following the 2nd. Sikh war, the army of Mulraj Singh having besieged Mooltan earlier in the year.
Auction
June 26th-29th: GB & Empire, Olympics, All World, France — GB & British Empire, Lot 40026, (2023)
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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 4handstampRed1846–1848
- Karatchee HG 6handstampBlack1850–1856
- Karatchee HG 7handstampRed1851–1856
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About this Karatchee pre stamp cover
COV-4999 is a Karatchee pre stamp cover of 1841 bearing the Karatchee HG 5 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Karatchee postal history — the office known today as Karachi, Sindh. What is a pre stamp cover?
1841 1d pink envelope, sent from Godalming to Mooltan via Kurachee, neatly cancelled by a blue Godalming cds for Oct. 17. 1849. and a London transit cds with Bombay and Kurachee receivers on reverse for November 1849. Sent via Southampton and endorsed “1/-” in manuscript. Super quality and a rare destination item.The addressee Robert Haines was probably working in some official capacity, as the Punjab had only recently been annexed to the British following the 2nd. Sikh war, the army of Mulraj Singh having besieged Mooltan earlier in the year.
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA June 26th-29th: GB & Empire, Olympics, All World, France — GB & British Empire lot 40026 (2023).
2 images of COV-4999 are recorded; the Karatchee HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1850-56.
Questions about COV-4999
- What is COV-4999?
- COV-4999 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Karatchee, Sindh of 1841, bearing the Karatchee HG 5 handstamp in black. 1841 1d pink envelope, sent from Godalming to Mooltan via Kurachee, neatly cancelled by a blue Godalming cds for Oct. 17. 1849. and a London transit cds with Bombay and Kurachee receivers on reverse for November 1849. Sent via Southampton and endorsed “1/-” in manuscript. Super quality and a rare destination item.The addressee Robert Haines was probably working in some official capacity, as the Punjab had only recently been annexed to the British following the 2nd. Sikh war, the army of Mulraj Singh having besieged Mooltan earlier in the year.
- How scarce is the Karatchee HG 5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Karatchee HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1850-56.
- What is the provenance of COV-4999?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA June 26th-29th: GB & Empire, Olympics, All World, France — GB & British Empire lot 40026 (2023).
- When was COV-4999 posted?
- COV-4999 is dated 1841, within the recorded period of use of Karatchee HG 5 (1850-56).
About this record
This 1841 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Karatchee HG 5 handstamp of the Sindh, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, June 26th-29th: GB & Empire, Olympics, All World, France — GB & British Empire, lot 40026, (2023).