COV-5409 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Combaconum, Madras Presidency of 1854, bearing the Combaconum HG 3 handstamp in red. India: 1854-56 seventeen covers and a front, incl. 1856 cover to England, bearing 1854-55 4a. (2, cut to shape) and 1854 2a., etc., mixed condition.

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.

When was COV-5409 posted?

COV-5409 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Combaconum HG 3 (1845–1858).

COV-5409

1854 Combaconum Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1854, Combaconum HG 3 handstruck folded letter (COV-5409)

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Date

1854

Description

India: 1854-56 seventeen covers and a front, incl. 1856 cover to England, bearing 1854-55 4a. (2, cut to shape) and 1854 2a., etc., mixed condition.

Auction

Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions

GPA 139: British Empire and Foreign Countries, Lot 382

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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 Combaconum pre stamp cover

COV-5409 is a Combaconum pre stamp cover of 1854 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?

India: 1854-56 seventeen covers and a front, incl. 1856 cover to England, bearing 1854-55 4a. (2, cut to shape) and 1854 2a., etc., mixed condition.

Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 139: British Empire and Foreign Countries lot 382.

1 image of COV-5409 is recorded; the Combaconum HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1845–1858.

Questions about COV-5409

What is COV-5409?: COV-5409 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Combaconum, Madras Presidency of 1854, bearing the Combaconum HG 3 handstamp in red. India: 1854-56 seventeen covers and a front, incl. 1856 cover to England, bearing 1854-55 4a. (2, cut to shape) and 1854 2a., etc., mixed condition.
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-5409?: Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 139: British Empire and Foreign Countries lot 382.
When was COV-5409 posted?: COV-5409 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Combaconum HG 3 (1845–1858).

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 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions, GPA 139: British Empire and Foreign Countries, lot 382.