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COV-3834

1854 Combaconum HG 3 Cover

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1854 Combaconum HG 3 pre stamp cover — COV-3834
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Combaconum HG 3 pre stamp cover — back (COV-3834)
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Combaconum HG 3 pre stamp cover — detail (COV-3834)
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Date

1854

Description

1854 ½a BLUE - DIE I - "A" STONE - RETOUCH ON COVER: A native cover franked by ½a blue single [61] clearly showing "touched up hair" and "retouched eye" varieties. Fine.

Auction

Cavendish Philatelic Auctions LtdCavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd

The Robert Ricketts Collection of India Stamps & Postal History, Lot 42, (15 Jul 2026)

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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 1854 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 Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, The Robert Ricketts Collection of India Stamps & Postal History, lot 42, (15 Jul 2026).