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Date
1852
Description
India 1852 "Scinde District Dawk" Half Anna White A sizeable example (23x23mm.) cancelled by diamond of dots and tied by part "kurrachee/paid" double-ring d.s. in red to large part letter, much of the outer wrapper, including address, now removed; the adhesive creased though of good appearance. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. S1, £1,100+. Photo Estimate £ 500-700
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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 5handstampBlack1850-56
- Karatchee HG 6handstampBlack1850–1856
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About this Karatchee pre stamp cover
COV-1888 is a Karatchee pre stamp cover of 1852 bearing the Karatchee HG 7 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?
India 1852 "Scinde District Dawk" Half Anna White A sizeable example (23x23mm.) cancelled by diamond of dots and tied by part "kurrachee/paid" double-ring d.s. in red to large part letter, much of the outer wrapper, including address, now removed; the adhesive creased though of good appearance. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. S1, £1,100+. Photo Estimate £ 500-700
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Auction: 1026 - British Empire Stamps & Covers from the Vestey Collection lot 246.
1 image of COV-1888 is recorded; the Karatchee HG 7 mark itself is recorded in use 1851–1856.
Questions about COV-1888
- What is COV-1888?
- COV-1888 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Karatchee, Sindh of 1852, bearing the Karatchee HG 7 handstamp in red. India 1852 "Scinde District Dawk" Half Anna White A sizeable example (23x23mm.) cancelled by diamond of dots and tied by part "kurrachee/paid" double-ring d.s. in red to large part letter, much of the outer wrapper, including address, now removed; the adhesive creased though of good appearance. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. S1, £1,100+. Photo Estimate £ 500-700
- How scarce is the Karatchee HG 7 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Karatchee HG 7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1851–1856.
- What is the provenance of COV-1888?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Auction: 1026 - British Empire Stamps & Covers from the Vestey Collection lot 246.
- When was COV-1888 posted?
- COV-1888 is dated 1852, within the recorded period of use of Karatchee HG 7 (1851–1856).
About this record
This 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Karatchee HG 7 handstamp of the Sindh, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Auction: 1026 - British Empire Stamps & Covers from the Vestey Collection, lot 246.