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Date
1854
Description
India 1854 1/2a Lithograph, SG 4 deep blue on cover from KOTREE (Seen for the 1st time by us) to Bombay with Rare white blob variety in front of the neck
Auction
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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-4451 is a Kotree pre stamp cover of 1854 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?
India 1854 1/2a Lithograph, SG 4 deep blue on cover from KOTREE (Seen for the 1st time by us) to Bombay with Rare white blob variety in front of the neck
Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 232 lot 0069 (2025).
3 images of COV-4451 are recorded; the Kotree HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1854–1856.
Questions about COV-4451
- What is COV-4451?
- COV-4451 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kotree, Sindh of 1854, bearing the Kotree HG 2 handstamp in red. India 1854 1/2a Lithograph, SG 4 deep blue on cover from KOTREE (Seen for the 1st time by us) to Bombay with Rare white blob variety in front of the neck
- 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-4451?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 232 lot 0069 (2025).
- When was COV-4451 posted?
- COV-4451 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Kotree HG 2 (1854–1856).
About this record
This 1854 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. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 232, lot 0069, (2025).