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Date
1852
Description
"KARICAL/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles 1). French Settlement cover.
Auction
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 1852 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, lot 3251, (2025).