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COV-3840

7 February 1851 Kircumbady HG 1 Cover

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7 February 1851 Kircumbady HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-3840
Kircumbady HG 1 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-3840)
Kircumbady HG 1 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-3840)

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Date

7 February 1851

Description

India 1851 Kircumbady Entire, boxed KIRCUMBADY 7-2-51 / Paid 2½as (Giles type 1), red GPO arrival 9 FE 1851, boxed AM delivery, scarce Tamil wax seals, fine South Indian pre-stamp postal history

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378, Lot 0146, (2025)

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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 7 February 1851 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 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 378, lot 0146, (2025).