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COV-637

1816 Conjeveram HG 1 Cover

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1816 Conjeveram HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-637
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Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries

Date

1816

Description

"POST PAID/CONJEVERAM" Handstamp (Giles 1). Faint but mostly complete strike.

Auction

Robert A. Siegel Auction GalleriesRobert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Lot 3013, (2025)

Provenance

  • •2025, Robert A. Siegel Sale No. 1325, Lot 3013

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Other recorded marks at Conjeveram

1 mark

One other pre-1854 postal marking of Conjeveram is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.

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About this record

This 1816 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Conjeveram HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, lot 3013, (2025).