COV-1322 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Shikarpore, Sindh of 1848, bearing the Shikarpore HG 1 handstamp in red. 1848 SHIKARPORE FREE HG 1 earlier than recorded on cover to Bahawalpur via Kurachee with BOMBAY FREE HG 23 trisected oval

How scarce is the Shikarpore HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Shikarpore HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1848–1849.

When was COV-1322 posted?

COV-1322 is dated 1848, within the recorded period of use of Shikarpore HG 1 (1848–1849).

COV-1322

1848 Shikarpore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1848, Shikarpore HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-1322)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Shikarpore HG 1, scan 2 (COV-1322)

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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

StampBay

7, Lot 50

Same office

Other recorded marks at Shikarpore

4 marks

4 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.

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About this Shikarpore pre stamp cover

COV-1322 is a Shikarpore pre stamp cover of 1848 bearing the Shikarpore HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Shikarpore postal history — the office known today as Shikarpur, Sindh. What is a pre stamp cover?

1848 SHIKARPORE FREE HG 1 earlier than recorded on cover to Bahawalpur via Kurachee with BOMBAY FREE HG 23 trisected oval

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 7 lot 50.

2 images of COV-1322 are recorded; the Shikarpore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1848–1849.

Questions about COV-1322

What is COV-1322?: COV-1322 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Shikarpore, Sindh of 1848, bearing the Shikarpore HG 1 handstamp in red. 1848 SHIKARPORE FREE HG 1 earlier than recorded on cover to Bahawalpur via Kurachee with BOMBAY FREE HG 23 trisected oval
How scarce is the Shikarpore HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Shikarpore HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1848–1849.
What is the provenance of COV-1322?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 7 lot 50.
When was COV-1322 posted?: COV-1322 is dated 1848, within the recorded period of use of Shikarpore HG 1 (1848–1849).

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.