COV-3264
28 January 1855 Karical HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Markand Dave FRPSL
Date
28 January 1855
Description
1854 QV Cover tied with 1 anna Litho stamp Die II, Deep Red cancelled with Cooper Type 1 Large dots. Pondicherry Dt. 27 Jan 1855 and delivered at Karikal on 28 Jan 1855. On Back struck with RED BOX PONDICHERRY PAID Gile Type 12 circa 1851-58
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Other recorded marks at Karical
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Karical are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 28 January 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Karical HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 12 surviving covers with this mark recorded.