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COV-3885

24 February 1844 Sirce HG 1 Cover

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24 February 1844 Sirce HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-3885
Sirce HG 1 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-3885)
Sirce HG 1 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-3885)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

24 February 1844

Description

India 1844 prestamp cover from SIRCE (Giles #1 - Possibly the earliest recorded usage) via Egypt to Norwich

Auction

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239, Lot 0092, (2025)

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Other recorded marks at Sirce

1 mark

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

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About this record

This 24 February 1844 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sirce HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 239, lot 0092, (2025).