COV-1475
10 May 1853 Karatchee Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Corinphila Auctions
Date
10 May 1853
Description
Postal cover from karatchee (sindh), bearing S1 handstamp in Red. Dated 10 May 1853. Note: Kurrachee Ship Letter — Paid (boxed). Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Provenance
Jochen Heddergott (from Edition D'Or released by Corinphila Auctions)
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
+4 more at this office.View all Karatchee marks and postal history →
About this Karatchee pre stamp cover
COV-1475 is a Karatchee pre stamp cover of 10 May 1853 bearing the Karatchee S1 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?
Postal cover from karatchee (sindh), bearing S1 handstamp in Red. Dated 10 May 1853. Note: Kurrachee Ship Letter — Paid (boxed). Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Jochen Heddergott (from Edition D'Or released by Corinphila Auctions)
1 image of COV-1475 is recorded; the Karatchee S1 mark itself is recorded in use 1848–1853.
Questions about COV-1475
- What is COV-1475?
- COV-1475 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Karatchee, Sindh of 10 May 1853, bearing the Karatchee S1 handstamp in red. Postal cover from karatchee (sindh), bearing S1 handstamp in Red. Dated 10 May 1853. Note: Kurrachee Ship Letter — Paid (boxed). Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Karatchee S1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Karatchee S1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1848–1853.
- What is the provenance of COV-1475?
- Jochen Heddergott (from Edition D'Or released by Corinphila Auctions)
- When was COV-1475 posted?
- COV-1475 is dated 10 May 1853, within the recorded period of use of Karatchee S1 (1848–1853).
About this record
This 10 May 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Karatchee S1 handstamp of the Sindh, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded.