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COV-1748

4 September 1838 Calcutta G14 Cover

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4 September 1838 Calcutta G14 pre stamp cover — COV-1748
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Calcutta G14 pre stamp cover — front (COV-1748)
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Calcutta G14 pre stamp cover — back (COV-1748)
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Scan or Photo Courtesy of Vincent Polizatto

Date

4 September 1838

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Provenance

"Nile" Collection

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

182 marks

182 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.

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About this record

This 4 September 1838 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta G14 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 10 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, lot 20016, (Nov. 2005).