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Date
1849
Description
1849 KIRCUMBADY Paid Giles 1 on tiny native cover with Madras G.P.O. and boxed AM
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Kircumbady
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Kircumbady is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this Kircumbady pre stamp cover
COV-1511 is a Kircumbady pre stamp cover of 1849 bearing the Kircumbady HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Kircumbady postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1849 KIRCUMBADY Paid Giles 1 on tiny native cover with Madras G.P.O. and boxed AM
Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 13 lot 17.
2 images of COV-1511 are recorded; the Kircumbady HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1860.
Questions about COV-1511
- What is COV-1511?
- COV-1511 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kircumbady, Madras Presidency of 1849, bearing the Kircumbady HG 1 handstamp in red. 1849 KIRCUMBADY Paid Giles 1 on tiny native cover with Madras G.P.O. and boxed AM
- How scarce is the Kircumbady HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Kircumbady HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841–1860.
- What is the provenance of COV-1511?
- Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 13 lot 17.
- When was COV-1511 posted?
- COV-1511 is dated 1849, within the recorded period of use of Kircumbady HG 1 (1841–1860).
About this record
This 1849 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kircumbady HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 13 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 13, lot 17.