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Date
1854
Description
India, Kircumbady, 1854, "KIRCUMBADY/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles 1). Clear strike with manuscript "11-5-54" date and "1" (anna) rate markings on back of petite native cover to Madras, framed "AM" handstamp, red Madras G.P.O. (May 12) arrival datestamp, cover with slight overall soiling, Very Fine
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10069, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
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 record
This 1854 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 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10069.