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COV-4272

8 Jn 1856 Coimbatore HG 3 Cover

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8 Jn 1856 Coimbatore HG 3 pre stamp cover — COV-4272
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Coimbatore HG 3 pre stamp cover — back (COV-4272)
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Date

8 Jn 1856

Auction

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Auction: 23028 - Stamps and Covers of India and South East Asia, (2024)

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Other recorded marks at Coimbatore

3 marks

3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Coimbatore 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 8 Jn 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Coimbatore HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Auction: 23028 - Stamps and Covers of India and South East Asia, (2024).