COV-1888
1852 Karatchee HG 7 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
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
Auction
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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
- Karatchee HG 8handstampRed1850–1853
- Karatchee S1handstampRed1848–1853
- Karatchee S2handstampBlack1849
- Karatchee S3handstampBlack1849–1851
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 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 246.