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COV-2873

5 March 1854 Cumbacunum HG 2 Cover

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5 March 1854 Cumbacunum HG 2 pre stamp cover — COV-2873
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Cumbacunum HG 2 pre stamp cover — back (COV-2873)
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Cumbacunum HG 2 pre stamp cover — detail (COV-2873)
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Scan or Photo Courtesy of Nitya Pushta

Date

5 March 1854

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Other recorded marks at Cumbacunum

1 mark

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

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About this record

This 5 March 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cumbacunum HG 2 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 NityaPushta.