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COV-3742

29 July 1853 Kircumbady HG 1 Cover

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29 July 1853 Kircumbady HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-3742
Kircumbady HG 1 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-3742)

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Date

29 July 1853

Description

India 1853 cover from Kircumbady (Giles Type 1) to Madras featuring handstruck postage, red boxed 'KIRCUMBADY/29 JULY 53/PAID1' and 'G.P.O./1853 AU 1' markings, square arrival cachet.

Auction

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478, Lot 0098, (2026)

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Other recorded marks at Kircumbady

1 mark

One other pre-1854 postal marking of Kircumbady is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.

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About this record

This 29 July 1853 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 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 478, lot 0098, (2026).