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Date
1848
Description
1848 SHIKARPORE FREE HG 1 earlier than recorded on cover to Bahawalpur via Kurachee with BOMBAY FREE HG 23 trisected oval
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Shikarpore
4 marks4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Shikarpore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 1848 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Shikarpore HG 1 handstamp of the Sindh, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 7, lot 50.