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COV-1436

1845 Combaconum HG 3 Cover

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1845 Combaconum HG 3 pre stamp cover — COV-1436

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Date

1845

Description

1845 COMBACONUM Paid Giles 3 earliest usage (recorded usage in 1847 only) on folded letter to Singapore with OUTSTATION SHIP LETTER MADRAS Giles SD11

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11, Lot 27

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Other recorded marks at Combaconum

2 marks

2 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.

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About this record

This 1845 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Combaconum HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 11, lot 27.