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Date
16 March 1826
Description
The second entire also addressed to William Frazer also in Calcutta, Bengal was landed at Kedgeree and a "Kedgeree Post Office" stamp applied (HG S2). On its arrival in Calcutta, the Calcutta G.P.O. 18 Mar 1826 stamp was applied together with the "Ship Letter " (receipt) stamp indicating postage to be paid. The letter was, however, redirected to Delhi and the letter reposted and the "G.P.O. 19* Mar stamp applied with 2As. Paid indicated.
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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-4855 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 16 March 1826 bearing the Calcutta G3 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?
The second entire also addressed to William Frazer also in Calcutta, Bengal was landed at Kedgeree and a "Kedgeree Post Office" stamp applied (HG S2). On its arrival in Calcutta, the Calcutta G.P.O. 18 Mar 1826 stamp was applied together with the "Ship Letter " (receipt) stamp indicating postage to be paid. The letter was, however, redirected to Delhi and the letter reposted and the "G.P.O. 19* Mar stamp applied with 2As. Paid indicated.
2 images of COV-4855 are recorded (front); the Calcutta G3 mark itself is recorded in use 1816–1820.
Questions about COV-4855
- What is COV-4855?
- COV-4855 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 16 March 1826, bearing the Calcutta G3 handstamp in red. The second entire also addressed to William Frazer also in Calcutta, Bengal was landed at Kedgeree and a "Kedgeree Post Office" stamp applied (HG S2). On its arrival in Calcutta, the Calcutta G.P.O. 18 Mar 1826 stamp was applied together with the "Ship Letter " (receipt) stamp indicating postage to be paid. The letter was, however, redirected to Delhi and the letter reposted and the "G.P.O. 19* Mar stamp applied with 2As. Paid indicated.
- How scarce is the Calcutta G3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta G3 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1816–1820.
- When was COV-4855 posted?
- COV-4855 is dated 16 March 1826, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta G3 (1816–1820).
About this record
This 16 March 1826 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta G3 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.