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Date
17 February 1844
Description
India, French Settlement, Karical, 1844, "KARICAL/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles 1). Clear strike in red with manuscript "17th Feby 1844" date and "9 An Steam Postage, 5 As Inland to Bombay" rate markings on back of folded letter to Paris, France, sender's directive "Bomaby, Suez & Alexandria = voie Anglaise" , red "INDIA" oval handstamp, Paris arrival datestamp, manuscript "20" rate marking, small piece of front panel missing at corner, still Fine and scarce
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10145, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
Same office
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 17 February 1844 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. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10145.