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Date
1809
Description
(x) India Postal History 1818-37 group of early letters and envelopes (12) including 1822 small mourning envelope to Madras with on the reverse boxed 'bolaran/ paid' marking in red with manuscript '17 May 1822' in centre, 1834 entire to England with boxed 'india letter/ portsmouth' on face and on reverse, oval 'madras/ 1834' and large oval 'out station/ madras/ 7 au 7/ 1834 ship letter' both in black and boxed 'pallamcottah/ post paid' in red, 1837 redirected entire with large oval 'out station/ madras/ 1 No 1/ 1837/ ship letter' in black and faint boxed 'cum../post paid' in red overlapped by a few other markings, also a range of other entires with markings including 'madras/ ship letter' , oval 'india' , boxed 'kamptee/ paid' in red, 'poonamalee/ paid' in red, 'hingolee' in black and a Charkhari native letter bearing ½a. red and 2a. grey ( S.G. 37 and 43) etc. a good group. Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover
COV-5803 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1809 bearing the Calcutta G2 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?
(x) India Postal History 1818-37 group of early letters and envelopes (12) including 1822 small mourning envelope to Madras with on the reverse boxed 'bolaran/ paid' marking in red with manuscript '17 May 1822' in centre, 1834 entire to England with boxed 'india letter/ portsmouth' on face and on reverse, oval 'madras/ 1834' and large oval 'out station/ madras/ 7 au 7/ 1834 ship letter' both in black and boxed 'pallamcottah/ post paid' in red, 1837 redirected entire with large oval 'out station/ madras/ 1 No 1/ 1837/ ship letter' in black and faint boxed 'cum../post paid' in red overlapped by a few other markings, also a range of other entires with markings including 'madras/ ship letter' , oval 'india' , boxed 'kamptee/ paid' in red, 'poonamalee/ paid' in red, 'hingolee' in black and a Charkhari native letter bearing ½a. red and 2a. grey ( S.G. 37 and 43) etc. a good group. Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink The Philatelic Collectors' Series - e-Auction - e-Auction (Sale 26116) lot 2331.
2 images of COV-5803 are recorded; the Calcutta G2 mark itself is recorded in use 1808-16.
Questions about COV-5803
- What is COV-5803?
- COV-5803 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1809, bearing the Calcutta G2 handstamp in red. (x) India Postal History 1818-37 group of early letters and envelopes (12) including 1822 small mourning envelope to Madras with on the reverse boxed 'bolaran/ paid' marking in red with manuscript '17 May 1822' in centre, 1834 entire to England with boxed 'india letter/ portsmouth' on face and on reverse, oval 'madras/ 1834' and large oval 'out station/ madras/ 7 au 7/ 1834 ship letter' both in black and boxed 'pallamcottah/ post paid' in red, 1837 redirected entire with large oval 'out station/ madras/ 1 No 1/ 1837/ ship letter' in black and faint boxed 'cum../post paid' in red overlapped by a few other markings, also a range of other entires with markings including 'madras/ ship letter' , oval 'india' , boxed 'kamptee/ paid' in red, 'poonamalee/ paid' in red, 'hingolee' in black and a Charkhari native letter bearing ½a. red and 2a. grey ( S.G. 37 and 43) etc. a good group. Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
- How scarce is the Calcutta G2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta G2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1808-16.
- What is the provenance of COV-5803?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink The Philatelic Collectors' Series - e-Auction - e-Auction (Sale 26116) lot 2331.
- When was COV-5803 posted?
- COV-5803 is dated 1809, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta G2 (1808-16).
About this record
This 1809 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta G2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, The Philatelic Collectors' Series - e-Auction - e-Auction (Sale 26116), lot 2331.