COV-1482
September 1853 Karatchee HG 7 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Corinphila Auctions
Date
September 1853
Auction
Koh-i-Nor, Lot 9, (Feb. 1986)
Provenance
Jochen Heddergott (from Edition D'Or released by Corinphila Auctions) Koh-i-Nor
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 2handstampRed1843–1845
- Karatchee HG 3handstampRed1846-48
- Karatchee HG 4handstampRed1846–1848
- Karatchee HG 5handstampBlack1850-56
- Karatchee HG 6handstampBlack1850–1856
- Karatchee HG 8handstampRed1850–1853
- Karatchee S1handstampRed1848–1853
- Karatchee S2handstampBlack1849
- Karatchee S3handstampBlack1849–1851
About this record
This September 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Karatchee HG 7 handstamp of the Sindh, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Christie's Robson Lowe, Koh-i-Nor, lot 9, (Feb. 1986).