COV-2053
July 1834 Combaconum HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
July 1834
Description
Combaconum: 1834 (July) entire to London, rated "2/1", the reverse with good strike of the oval framed "COMBACONUM/POST PAID" (HG 1) in red, showing Madras Ship Letter datestamp and framed "INDIA LETTER/HASTINGS" adjacent; vertical fold clear of the strikes. Very rare. Also 1847 large part entire with framed "COMBACONUM/Paid" datestamp (HG 3) in red. Photo for first.
Auction
Provenance
Derek Hammond Giles
Same office
Other recorded marks at Combaconum
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Combaconum are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This July 1834 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Combaconum HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 323, (Oct. 2000).