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Date
1852
Description
1852 Kurrachee – Farnham, then redirected to Waugford overland cover via Southampton route, with Kurrachee Giles SL1 "KURRACHEE/SHIP LETTER/Paid" handstamp, rate "3A" (3A ship letter inward postage) applied in manuscript, sender endorsed "Prepaid by Steamer to Bombay". At Bombay, Giles G4 "BOMBAY/OC 16/1852" transit & SD7 "INDIA" mark applied, sent to Aden via VICTORIA, to Suez via ORIENT, then sent overland to Alexandria & from there reached Southampton via RIPON on 20th Nov and reached London on the same day. 1s bearing steam packet rate applied for a letter under 1 oz. Firstly sent to Farnham, where the 1s bearing postage was collected, then redirected to Waugford by applying QV 1d SG 8, obliterated with numeral 292 Farnham cancellation on 21st Nov, and delivered at Waugford on the next day. London, Farnham transit & Waugford delivery marks applied.
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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-2416 is a Karatchee pre stamp cover of 1852 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?
1852 Kurrachee – Farnham, then redirected to Waugford overland cover via Southampton route, with Kurrachee Giles SL1 "KURRACHEE/SHIP LETTER/Paid" handstamp, rate "3A" (3A ship letter inward postage) applied in manuscript, sender endorsed "Prepaid by Steamer to Bombay". At Bombay, Giles G4 "BOMBAY/OC 16/1852" transit & SD7 "INDIA" mark applied, sent to Aden via VICTORIA, to Suez via ORIENT, then sent overland to Alexandria & from there reached Southampton via RIPON on 20th Nov and reached London on the same day. 1s bearing steam packet rate applied for a letter under 1 oz. Firstly sent to Farnham, where the 1s bearing postage was collected, then redirected to Waugford by applying QV 1d SG 8, obliterated with numeral 292 Farnham cancellation on 21st Nov, and delivered at Waugford on the next day. London, Farnham transit & Waugford delivery marks applied.
Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
1 image of COV-2416 is recorded (front); the Karatchee S1 mark itself is recorded in use 1848–1853.
Questions about COV-2416
- What is COV-2416?
- COV-2416 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Karatchee, Sindh of 1852, bearing the Karatchee S1 handstamp in red. 1852 Kurrachee – Farnham, then redirected to Waugford overland cover via Southampton route, with Kurrachee Giles SL1 "KURRACHEE/SHIP LETTER/Paid" handstamp, rate "3A" (3A ship letter inward postage) applied in manuscript, sender endorsed "Prepaid by Steamer to Bombay". At Bombay, Giles G4 "BOMBAY/OC 16/1852" transit & SD7 "INDIA" mark applied, sent to Aden via VICTORIA, to Suez via ORIENT, then sent overland to Alexandria & from there reached Southampton via RIPON on 20th Nov and reached London on the same day. 1s bearing steam packet rate applied for a letter under 1 oz. Firstly sent to Farnham, where the 1s bearing postage was collected, then redirected to Waugford by applying QV 1d SG 8, obliterated with numeral 292 Farnham cancellation on 21st Nov, and delivered at Waugford on the next day. London, Farnham transit & Waugford delivery marks applied.
- 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-2416?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Private.
- When was COV-2416 posted?
- COV-2416 is dated 1852, within the recorded period of use of Karatchee S1 (1848–1853).
About this record
This 1852 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 Private.