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COV-32

10 January 1831 Cochin HG 1B Cover

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10 January 1831 Cochin HG 1B pre stamp cover — COV-32
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Cochin HG 1B pre stamp cover — front (COV-32)
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Date

10 January 1831

Description

Cochin entire letter addressed to Captain M. Campbell, Artillery, Bangalore with "cochin/post paid" framed h.s. in red

Auction

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Auction: 26115 - The Philatelic Collector's Series - e-Auction, Lot Lot: 6221

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Other recorded marks at Cochin

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About this record

This 10 January 1831 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cochin HG 1B handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Auction: 26115 - The Philatelic Collector's Series - e-Auction, lot Lot: 6221.