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Date
4 October 1832
Description
BRIGHTON INDIA LETTERS IN RED OR BLACK - WITH KURNAL OR CUMBACUNUM "POST PAID" MARKS, ETC.; 1837-39 covers (4) ex India to GB all with scarce boxed "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON" marks (fair to fine; one red & the others black); 1827 with mainly fine and scarce ms-dated boxed "KURNAL/POST PAID", 1832 with fair red boxed "CUMBACUNUM/POST PAID", 1834 EL (long cross-written family letter) ex "Allahabad" with partly fine rare red boxed "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON", and 1839 ex Madras. Plus an 1828 E (origin unknown) with overstruck boxed step-type "BRIGHTON/SHIP LETTER". (5 covers) Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS, SUSSEX
Auction
Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, Lot 483, (4th Sep 2024)
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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 Combaconum pre stamp cover
COV-2243 is a Combaconum pre stamp cover of 4 October 1832 bearing the Combaconum HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Combaconum postal history — the office known today as Kumbakonam, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
BRIGHTON INDIA LETTERS IN RED OR BLACK - WITH KURNAL OR CUMBACUNUM "POST PAID" MARKS, ETC.; 1837-39 covers (4) ex India to GB all with scarce boxed "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON" marks (fair to fine; one red & the others black); 1827 with mainly fine and scarce ms-dated boxed "KURNAL/POST PAID", 1832 with fair red boxed "CUMBACUNUM/POST PAID", 1834 EL (long cross-written family letter) ex "Allahabad" with partly fine rare red boxed "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON", and 1839 ex Madras. Plus an 1828 E (origin unknown) with overstruck boxed step-type "BRIGHTON/SHIP LETTER". (5 covers) Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS, SUSSEX
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 483 (4th Sep 2024).
1 image of COV-2243 is recorded (front); the Combaconum HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1832-34.
Questions about COV-2243
- What is COV-2243?
- COV-2243 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Combaconum, Madras Presidency of 4 October 1832, bearing the Combaconum HG 1 handstamp in red. BRIGHTON INDIA LETTERS IN RED OR BLACK - WITH KURNAL OR CUMBACUNUM "POST PAID" MARKS, ETC.; 1837-39 covers (4) ex India to GB all with scarce boxed "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON" marks (fair to fine; one red & the others black); 1827 with mainly fine and scarce ms-dated boxed "KURNAL/POST PAID", 1832 with fair red boxed "CUMBACUNUM/POST PAID", 1834 EL (long cross-written family letter) ex "Allahabad" with partly fine rare red boxed "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON", and 1839 ex Madras. Plus an 1828 E (origin unknown) with overstruck boxed step-type "BRIGHTON/SHIP LETTER". (5 covers) Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS, SUSSEX
- How scarce is the Combaconum HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Combaconum HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1832-34.
- What is the provenance of COV-2243?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 483 (4th Sep 2024).
- When was COV-2243 posted?
- COV-2243 is dated 4 October 1832, within the recorded period of use of Combaconum HG 1 (1832-34).
About this record
This 4 October 1832 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 Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, lot 483, (4th Sep 2024).