Scan or Photo Courtesy of India Study Circle
Date
1852
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Sukkur
4 marks4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Sukkur are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Sukkur pre stamp cover
COV-5431 is a Sukkur pre stamp cover of 1852 bearing the Sukkur HG 4 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Sukkur postal history, Sindh. What is a pre stamp cover?
Its recorded auction history runs through India Study Circle lot 1009.
1 image of COV-5431 is recorded (front); the Sukkur HG 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1852–1857.
Questions about COV-5431
- What is COV-5431?
- COV-5431 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Sukkur, Sindh of 1852, bearing the Sukkur HG 4 handstamp in red.
- How scarce is the Sukkur HG 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Sukkur HG 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1852–1857.
- What is the provenance of COV-5431?
- Its recorded auction history runs through India Study Circle lot 1009.
- When was COV-5431 posted?
- COV-5431 is dated 1852, within the recorded period of use of Sukkur HG 4 (1852–1857).
About this record
This 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sukkur HG 4 handstamp of the Sindh, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with India Study Circle, lot 1009.