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Date
1853
Description
1853 KURRACHEE SHIPLETTER Paid Giles S1 (last year of use) on cover to Ireland via Southampton
Auction
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 7handstampRed1851–1856
- Karatchee HG 8handstampRed1850–1853
- Karatchee S2handstampBlack1849
- Karatchee S3handstampBlack1849–1851
About this record
This 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. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 13, lot 15.