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COV-3918

24 October 1852 Trivandrum HG 3 Cover

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24 October 1852 Trivandrum HG 3 pre stamp cover — COV-3918
Trivandrum HG 3 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-3918)
Trivandrum HG 3 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-3918)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

24 October 1852

Description

India 1852 prestamp cover from Madras w/ Triplicane R.H. cachet to Trivandrum (Giles T#3) Unrecorded format

Auction

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115, Lot 0083, (2025)

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Other recorded marks at Trivandrum

4 marks

4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Trivandrum are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this record

This 24 October 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Trivandrum HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 115, lot 0083, (2025).