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Date
30 November 1842
Description
1842 Kirkee – London overland cover, with Kirkee Giles 3 "KIRKEE/Paid" handstamp, date "30-11-42" & rate "1A" (paid 1A inland postage to Bombay, for a letter between ¼ to 1 tolah, not exceeding 100 miles) applied in manuscript. At Bombay, Giles SD6 "INDIA" transit applied, sent via Falmouth & 1s bearing postage applied. At London, delivery mark dated 13 JA 1843 applied & bearing postage collected from the recipient.
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Other recorded marks at Kirkee
6 marks6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Kirkee are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 30 November 1842 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kirkee HG 3 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Private.