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Date
25 May 1838
Description
Cherrystone description: 1838 FL from London to Calcutta, with "Care of Mr. Waghorn Alexandria" hs struck twice. endorsed "via Suez", with diff. markings, transit and arrival hs, some paper erosion on front, otherwise fine and scarce Waghorn cover. Additional information: Sidebottom type 4b. Waghorn agent: George W. Wheatley. Prepaid 2/8½d. Bearing 15 As. inland postage to Calcutta (Bombay bearing h/s HG 19). Calcutta receiver (HG type G14).
Auction
Lot 1265, (2004)
Provenance
Burkeiwicz Stock
Same office
Other recorded marks at Calcutta
183 marks183 other pre-1854 postal markings of Calcutta are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Calcutta HG 1handstampBlack1775–1787
- Calcutta HG 1ahandstampBlack1775–1786
- Calcutta HG 2handstampBlack1775–1787
- Calcutta HG 3handstampBlack1776–1789
- Calcutta HG 4handstampBlack1787
- Calcutta HG 5handstampBlack1788
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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover
COV-1744 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 25 May 1838 bearing the Calcutta G14 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Calcutta postal history — the office known today as Kolkata, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Cherrystone description: 1838 FL from London to Calcutta, with "Care of Mr. Waghorn Alexandria" hs struck twice. endorsed "via Suez", with diff. markings, transit and arrival hs, some paper erosion on front, otherwise fine and scarce Waghorn cover. Additional information: Sidebottom type 4b. Waghorn agent: George W. Wheatley. Prepaid 2/8½d. Bearing 15 As. inland postage to Calcutta (Bombay bearing h/s HG 19). Calcutta receiver (HG type G14).
Its recorded auction history runs through Cherrystone Auctions lot 1265 (2004).
2 images of COV-1744 are recorded (front, back); the Calcutta G14 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1853.
Questions about COV-1744
- What is COV-1744?
- COV-1744 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 25 May 1838, bearing the Calcutta G14 handstamp in red. Cherrystone description: 1838 FL from London to Calcutta, with "Care of Mr. Waghorn Alexandria" hs struck twice. endorsed "via Suez", with diff. markings, transit and arrival hs, some paper erosion on front, otherwise fine and scarce Waghorn cover. Additional information: Sidebottom type 4b. Waghorn agent: George W. Wheatley. Prepaid 2/8½d. Bearing 15 As. inland postage to Calcutta (Bombay bearing h/s HG 19). Calcutta receiver (HG type G14).
- How scarce is the Calcutta G14 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta G14 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1853.
- What is the provenance of COV-1744?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cherrystone Auctions lot 1265 (2004).
- When was COV-1744 posted?
- COV-1744 is dated 25 May 1838, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta G14 (1837–1853).
About this record
This 25 May 1838 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta G14 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 20 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cherrystone Auctions, lot 1265, (2004).