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Date
2 May 1855
Description
Postal cover from kotree (sindh), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Red. Dated 2 May 1855. 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 Kotree
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Kotree are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Kotree pre stamp cover
COV-1494 is a Kotree pre stamp cover of 2 May 1855 bearing the Kotree HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Kotree postal history — the office known today as Kotri, Sindh. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from kotree (sindh), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Red. Dated 2 May 1855. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Jochen Heddergott (from Edition D'Or released by Corinphila Auctions)
1 image of COV-1494 is recorded; the Kotree HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1854–1856.
Questions about COV-1494
- What is COV-1494?
- COV-1494 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kotree, Sindh of 2 May 1855, bearing the Kotree HG 2 handstamp in red. Postal cover from kotree (sindh), bearing HG 2 handstamp in Red. Dated 2 May 1855. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Kotree HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Kotree HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854–1856.
- What is the provenance of COV-1494?
- Jochen Heddergott (from Edition D'Or released by Corinphila Auctions)
- When was COV-1494 posted?
- COV-1494 is dated 2 May 1855, within the recorded period of use of Kotree HG 2 (1854–1856).
About this record
This 2 May 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kotree HG 2 handstamp of the Sindh, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded.