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Date
14 March 1838
Description
Feldman description: 1838 (14.3) Folded entire London to Calcutta, with red "ANGLETERRE PAR CALAIS" circular hs & ms "155 G.W.W." number & signature of the Waghorn agent George W. Wheatley, with clear 2-line type 4b "CARE OF Mr.WAGHORN/ALEXANDRIA" alongside, v.fine & scarce. Additionak information: Prepaid 4/7d via Marseilles to Bombay. Bearing (HG type 19) 15 As. inland postage Bombay to Calcutta. Calcutta "G.P.O." receiver (HG type G14).
Auction
Lot 31356, (2004)
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-2842 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 14 March 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?
Feldman description: 1838 (14.3) Folded entire London to Calcutta, with red "ANGLETERRE PAR CALAIS" circular hs & ms "155 G.W.W." number & signature of the Waghorn agent George W. Wheatley, with clear 2-line type 4b "CARE OF Mr.WAGHORN/ALEXANDRIA" alongside, v.fine & scarce. Additionak information: Prepaid 4/7d via Marseilles to Bombay. Bearing (HG type 19) 15 As. inland postage Bombay to Calcutta. Calcutta "G.P.O." receiver (HG type G14).
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman lot 31356 (2004).
2 images of COV-2842 are recorded (front, back); the Calcutta G14 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1853.
Questions about COV-2842
- What is COV-2842?
- COV-2842 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 14 March 1838, bearing the Calcutta G14 handstamp in red. Feldman description: 1838 (14.3) Folded entire London to Calcutta, with red "ANGLETERRE PAR CALAIS" circular hs & ms "155 G.W.W." number & signature of the Waghorn agent George W. Wheatley, with clear 2-line type 4b "CARE OF Mr.WAGHORN/ALEXANDRIA" alongside, v.fine & scarce. Additionak information: Prepaid 4/7d via Marseilles to Bombay. Bearing (HG type 19) 15 As. inland postage Bombay to Calcutta. Calcutta "G.P.O." 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-2842?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman lot 31356 (2004).
- When was COV-2842 posted?
- COV-2842 is dated 14 March 1838, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta G14 (1837–1853).
About this record
This 14 March 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 David Feldman, lot 31356, (2004).