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COV-3861

29 March 1840 Kirkee HG 3 Cover

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29 March 1840 Kirkee HG 3 pre stamp cover — COV-3861
Kirkee HG 3 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-3861)
Kirkee HG 3 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-3861)
Kirkee HG 3 pre stamp cover — scan 4 (COV-3861)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

29 March 1840

Description

India 1840 prestamp cover w/ cross written letter from KIRKEE (Giles Type 3) - USED MUCH EARLIER THAN RECORDED, via Bombay & Falmouth to England

Auction

SephilsSephils

303, Lot 0076, (2025)

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Other recorded marks at Kirkee

6 marks

6 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.

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About this record

This 29 March 1840 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 Sephils, 303, lot 0076, (2025).