DELIVERY POSTMARKS OF SECUNDERABAD
F1 P01
Vintage Post Card, Street view - James Bazaar Secunderabad (1900)
1862
ST1 DELY
ED RN AU BC A
E DS
NOV. 15
HYDERABADTERRITORY
A study of delivery cancellations from 1860 - till 2020.
Secunderabad - An Introduction
Secunderabad city is named after the Nizam Sikandar Zah,and is part of the largest military stations in India.This part of the city was the HQ of the old Nizam state railways, it is separated- from th main city of Hyderabad by an artificial lake called Hussain Sagar. Both the cities are connected by an imposing road which attracts a large number of people especially on summer evening. Though geographically a twin of Hyderabad and part of the metropolin, there is a distinct identity for Secunderabad for historical reasons.
Secunderabad was a British cantonment in the Hyderabad State, 6 miles from Hyderabad City, situated 17 27’ N and 7830’E. British troops formerly stationed here were known as the Subsidiary Force, paid for by revenue from districts ceded by the Nizam under the Treaty of 1800.
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DELIVERY POSTMARKS OF SECUNDERABAD
1861
ED RN A
U B
C A
E D
S
DEI
1 86
1
1862
1862
1873-1884 1873-1884
ST1 DELY
ED RN AU B
C A
E D
S
NOV. 15
HYDERABADTERRITORY
1892 1893
1902 1908 1910
1925 1935 1938
1911
1922
19751971
ED RN AU BAC
DES
DELY.
19 FEB. 51
5 P .M.
19511950 1951 1954
1956
19611960 1966
1951 1952 1954 1966 1968 1970
25 OCT12 - AM9 HRS
DELY.
6 JLY509 AM
Machine Cancellation
ED RN AU B
C A
E D
S
30 MAY
19524 PM30
Size:25 mm
Size:30 mm
Size:30 mm
Size:31 mm
Size:32 mm Size:30 mm Size:30 mm Size:32 mm Size:32 mm
Size:23 mm Size:22x21.1 mm Size:25 mm Size:25 mm Size:22x20.4 mm Size:28 mm
Size:30 mm
Size:30 mm
Size:30 mm
Size:30 mm
Size:30 mm
Size:32 mm
Size:30 mm
Size:30 mm
Size:30 mm
Size:23 mm
Size:25 mm Size:30 mm Size:29 mm Size:30 mm Size:30 mm
F1 P02
1978 1985Size:20.1 mm Size:27.1 mm
I0.I0.85
9 30 HRS
र� ाबक ादस�
1986 1987 2010Size:26.7 mm Size:28.2 mm Size:33.1 mm
I I-3-86
00 0305
I530 HRSDELY
रा� बाक दस�
DELY
6.8.I0
000 305
CUE NS Dदा Eब Rा Aर
B� ADक स�
I6-3-87II HRS
0000 35
र� ाबक ादस�
No time No time
No time
I978
ाद 5बा 0र 00� 0क 3स� xx-xx
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Dia. 25mm
ED RN A
U B
C A
E D
S
DEI1 8 6 1
Reconstituted Original
PRE INDEPENDENCE PERIOD
DELIVERY POSTMARKS OF SECUNDERABAD
Route : Madras (27/11/1861) to Secunderabad (1/12/1861) Rate : 1A.Stamp : 1 A.Mailing : (?)
1861
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ED RN A
U B
C A
E D
S
1862SPI6
I
Dia. 25mm
Reconstituted Original
PRE INDEPENDENCE PERIOD
DELIVERY POSTMARKS OF SECUNDERABAD
Route : Cutch (Bhooj) to Secunderabad (16/Sep/1862)Rate : �⁄� A.Stamp : �⁄� A.Mailing : Insufficient / S-Bombay 19SE62/S-(?)/Bhooj/C-S(?)
1862
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1873 - 1884
Original
Dia. 30mm
Reconstituted
ST1 DELY
ED RN AU B
C A
E D
S
NOV. 15
HYDERABADTERRITORY
PRE INDEPENDENCE PERIOD
DELIVERY POSTMARKS OF SECUNDERABAD
Route : Benares City B.O. (6/Nov) to Secunderabad (15/Nov)Rate : �⁄� A / Embossed QV CoverStamp : NilMailing : A / Benares City BO
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1873 - 1884
PRE INDEPENDENCE PERIOD
DELIVERY POSTMARKS OF SECUNDERABAD
Dia: 29 mm
Reconstituted
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PRE INDEPENDENCE PERIOD
DELIVERY POSTMARKS OF SECUNDERABAD
1873
Transient Post Mark is appliedM.A. - Mail Agent
Dia: 24 mm
Reconstituted
M. A.
SECUNDERABAD
SEP. 4.
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1892
Route : ? to Secunderabad (7/Dec/93)
Route : Bombay(10/Oct/92) to Secunderabad (12/Oct/92)
Dia. 30mm
Reconstituted
DELY
12 OCT
92
B AA D R - E D
D E
N C
U C
C AE NS
Dia. 30mm
Reconstituted
ND2 DELY
7 DE
93
BADA R - E D
D ECN
CU
AC
NES
PRE INDEPENDENCE PERIOD
DELIVERY POSTMARKS OF SECUNDERABAD
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Dia. 30mm
Reconstituted
3 - P.M. DELY
6 SE 02
ED RN AU BC ADE
S
Dia. 30mm
Reconstituted
PRE INDEPENDENCE PERIOD
DELIVERY POSTMARKS OF SECUNDERABAD
Route : Gulbarga (18/Apr/08 to Secunderabad (18/Apr/08)
Route : Parbhani (5.Sep/02) to Secunderabad (6/Sep/02)
Bazar card of India (with unauthorized lion & Unicorn emblem )
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ED RN AU B
C A
E D
S 7.PM.
DELY
13 FE. 10
Dia. 30mm Dia. 30mm
Reconstituted Reconstituted
PRE INDEPENDENCE PERIOD
DELIVERY POSTMARKS OF SECUNDERABAD
Route : ? (4/Feb/10) to Secunderabad (13/Feb/10)
Route : Sowcarpet (25/10/22 ?) to Secunderabad (27/10/22 ?)
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PRE INDEPENDENCE PERIOD
DELIVERY POSTMARKS OF SECUNDERABAD
Route : From Delhi Gate to Secunderabad (Deccan) (5.Apr/1904) via Sikandrabad (Bulandshahr) (8.Apr/1904)
Original Reconstituted
8 AP .044 : 15 PM
Confusion - (Similar Names)“Secunderabad” (Deccan) to “Sikandrabad” (Bulandshahr)
A muchtravelled cover due to wrong spelling of the city posted at Delhi : 5th April 1904Travelled to Sikandrabad : 8th April 1904 attempted dely 7:15 AMThen delivered at Secunderabad : 11th April 1904
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PRE INDEPENDENCE PERIOD
DELIVERY POSTMARKS OF SECUNDERABAD
Route : Sowcarpet (25/10/22 ?) to Secunderabad (27/10/22 ?)
Route : Flower Bazar (10/10/25) to Secunderabad (12/10/25)
ED RN AU BAC
DES
DELY
2 OCT. 226 – P.M
Dia. 30mm
Reconstituted
DELY
12 OCT 258.30 - A.M.
BADA R (DE ED CN CU AC NE )S
Dia. 30mm
Reconstituted
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PRE INDEPENDENCE PERIOD
DELIVERY POSTMARKS OF SECUNDERABAD
Route : Sowcarpet (25/10/22 ?) to Secunderabad (27/10/22 ?)
DELY.
17 SEP. 354 30 P.M.
BADA R - E D
D E
N CCU
AC
NES
Dia. 30mm
Reconstituted
Route : Bombay (1/Aug/38) to Secunderabad (2/Aug/38)
DELY
2 AUG 384.30-P.M.
BADA R (DE ED CN CU AC NE )S
Dia. 30mm
Reconstituted
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Dia. 31mm
Reconstituted
POST INDEPENDENCE PERIOD
DELIVERY POSTMARKS OF SECUNDERABAD
DELY.
6 JLY509 AM
"After 1st April 1950, the Hyderabad State post offices were refferred as Ex-Hyderabad State Post offices." An alphabet (H) was introduced in the post mark next to the name of the post office. This was used for a short period only.
Route : Mahbubnagar (5/7/50) to Secunderabad (6/7/50)
Dia. 30mm
Reconstituted
ED RN AU B
C A
E D
S 28 DEC 5112 - A.M.
DELY
Route : Karur (20/Dec/51) to Secunderabad (28/Dec/51)
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POST INDEPENDENCE PERIOD
DELIVERY POSTMARKS OF SECUNDERABAD
ED RN AU BAC
DES
DELY.
19 FEB. 51
5 P.M.
Reconstituted
Dia : 32 MM
Route : Surat (18/2/51) to Secunderabad (19/2/51)
Dia. 30mm
Reconstituted
Route : Bombay (5/2/54) to Secunderabad (6/2/54)F1 P15Rajesh Pamnani / www.pamnani.info / 2018
Route : ? (25/Aug/56) to Secunderabad (27/Aug/56)
POST INDEPENDENCE PERIOD
DELIVERY POSTMARKS OF SECUNDERABAD
Dia.32 mm
Reconstituted
Route : Ahmedabad (?) to Secunderabad (7/6/60)F1 P16Rajesh Pamnani / www.pamnani.info / 2018