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Description
Postal cover from karatchee (sindh), bearing S1 handstamp in Red. Note: Kurrachee Ship Letter — Paid (boxed). Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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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
+4 more at this office.View all Karatchee marks and postal history →
About this Karatchee pre stamp cover
COV-1635 is a Karatchee pre stamp cover 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. Note: Kurrachee Ship Letter — Paid (boxed). Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd.
1 image of COV-1635 is recorded (front); the Karatchee S1 mark itself is recorded in use 1848–1853.
Questions about COV-1635
- What is COV-1635?
- COV-1635 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Karatchee, Sindh, bearing the Karatchee S1 handstamp in red. Postal cover from karatchee (sindh), bearing S1 handstamp in Red. 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-1635?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd.
About this record
This pre-1854 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 Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd.