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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
Auction
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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-1436 is a Combaconum pre stamp cover of 1845 bearing the Combaconum HG 3 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?
1845 COMBACONUM Paid Giles 3 earliest usage (recorded usage in 1847 only) on folded letter to Singapore with OUTSTATION SHIP LETTER MADRAS Giles SD11
Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 11 lot 27.
1 image of COV-1436 is recorded; the Combaconum HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1845–1858.
Questions about COV-1436
- What is COV-1436?
- COV-1436 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Combaconum, Madras Presidency of 1845, bearing the Combaconum HG 3 handstamp in red. 1845 COMBACONUM Paid Giles 3 earliest usage (recorded usage in 1847 only) on folded letter to Singapore with OUTSTATION SHIP LETTER MADRAS Giles SD11
- How scarce is the Combaconum HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Combaconum HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1845–1858.
- What is the provenance of COV-1436?
- Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 11 lot 27.
- When was COV-1436 posted?
- COV-1436 is dated 1845, within the recorded period of use of Combaconum HG 3 (1845–1858).
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 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 11, lot 27.