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Date
5 May 1845
Description
1845 Off-Mud Point–Calcutta/Kolkata letter, written on board of SS Plymouth, off-Mud Point in Ghoramara Island of Sagar delta region of the mouth of river Ganga, offloaded and posted at Kedgeree/Khejuri at Western bank, opposite to Mud Point, from where it was sent to Calcutta/Kolkata by faster mail sloops. The letter has Giles 7 Bearing rectangular dispatch mark dt. 5 May 45 of Kedgeree/Khejuri, indicating 2A due for single letter from Kedgeree/Khejuri to Calcutta/Kolkata, Giles G14 (ex-CG21)/Lowe HS431 bipartite rectangular G.P.O. receipt mark dt. 1845 May. 5 in red of Calcutta/Kolkata GPO, apparently delivered on the next day. The letter was written by an American John S Parker to opium trader Rajkrishna Mitra.
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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.
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- 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-2869 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 5 May 1845 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?
1845 Off-Mud Point–Calcutta/Kolkata letter, written on board of SS Plymouth, off-Mud Point in Ghoramara Island of Sagar delta region of the mouth of river Ganga, offloaded and posted at Kedgeree/Khejuri at Western bank, opposite to Mud Point, from where it was sent to Calcutta/Kolkata by faster mail sloops. The letter has Giles 7 Bearing rectangular dispatch mark dt. 5 May 45 of Kedgeree/Khejuri, indicating 2A due for single letter from Kedgeree/Khejuri to Calcutta/Kolkata, Giles G14 (ex-CG21)/Lowe HS431 bipartite rectangular G.P.O. receipt mark dt. 1845 May. 5 in red of Calcutta/Kolkata GPO, apparently delivered on the next day. The letter was written by an American John S Parker to opium trader Rajkrishna Mitra.
Its recorded auction history runs through NityaPushta.
2 images of COV-2869 are recorded; the Calcutta G14 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1853.
Questions about COV-2869
- What is COV-2869?
- COV-2869 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 5 May 1845, bearing the Calcutta G14 handstamp in red. 1845 Off-Mud Point–Calcutta/Kolkata letter, written on board of SS Plymouth, off-Mud Point in Ghoramara Island of Sagar delta region of the mouth of river Ganga, offloaded and posted at Kedgeree/Khejuri at Western bank, opposite to Mud Point, from where it was sent to Calcutta/Kolkata by faster mail sloops. The letter has Giles 7 Bearing rectangular dispatch mark dt. 5 May 45 of Kedgeree/Khejuri, indicating 2A due for single letter from Kedgeree/Khejuri to Calcutta/Kolkata, Giles G14 (ex-CG21)/Lowe HS431 bipartite rectangular G.P.O. receipt mark dt. 1845 May. 5 in red of Calcutta/Kolkata GPO, apparently delivered on the next day. The letter was written by an American John S Parker to opium trader Rajkrishna Mitra.
- 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-2869?
- Its recorded auction history runs through NityaPushta.
- When was COV-2869 posted?
- COV-2869 is dated 5 May 1845, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta G14 (1837–1853).
About this record
This 5 May 1845 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 NityaPushta.