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COV-1230

1854 Chicacole HG 5 Cover

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1854 Chicacole HG 5 pre stamp cover — COV-1230
Chicacole HG 5 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-1230)

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Date

1854

Description

1854 GUJRANWALA Bearing unrecorded by Giles on cover to Jaulnah with JAULNAH Bearing day of the month mirrored

Auction

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6, Lot 12

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Other recorded marks at Chicacole

4 marks

4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Chicacole 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 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Chicacole HG 5 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 6, lot 12.