COV-2352
28 September 1795 Calcutta Cover
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Date
28 September 1795
Description
CALCUTTA - EARLY DOUBLE-OVAL “G.P.O./JUNE/Bg. Pg.” ON EASTBOURNE COVER TO MADRAS/TRICHINOPOLY; Fine 28 Sept. 1795 EL (two sheets with long letter in French) from “East Bourne, Sussex” to Ensign De Havilland at Madras c/o “Messrs. Perchard, Booth & Le Mesurier, London” and so initially charged “8[d]” (double inland 4d rate), but then forwarded to “Trichinopoly” with Agents’ endorsement on the flap; “London 29th Sept. 1795 Forwd. by Y H Sts Perchard, Booth & Le Mesurier”. So also having a very fine double-oval framed Calcutta “G.P.O./JUNE/Bg. Pg.” (HG11; rare so early) on the side-flap with a second partial strike (but with wording reversed with “Bg. Pg. at top and “G.P.O.” at foot?) struck legibly across the red wax seal and endorsed “With Calcutta Pal...[?] 1fs/25fs”(?) alongside. Rare and attractive early ingoing cover. PHOTO - see page 63.
Auction
Manning, Lot 203, (Sept. 2015)
Provenance
Michael Manning
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-2352 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 28 September 1795 bearing the Calcutta HG 11 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Calcutta postal history — the office known today as Kolkata, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
CALCUTTA - EARLY DOUBLE-OVAL “G.P.O./JUNE/Bg. Pg.” ON EASTBOURNE COVER TO MADRAS/TRICHINOPOLY; Fine 28 Sept. 1795 EL (two sheets with long letter in French) from “East Bourne, Sussex” to Ensign De Havilland at Madras c/o “Messrs. Perchard, Booth & Le Mesurier, London” and so initially charged “8[d]” (double inland 4d rate), but then forwarded to “Trichinopoly” with Agents’ endorsement on the flap; “London 29th Sept. 1795 Forwd. by Y H Sts Perchard, Booth & Le Mesurier”. So also having a very fine double-oval framed Calcutta “G.P.O./JUNE/Bg. Pg.” (HG11; rare so early) on the side-flap with a second partial strike (but with wording reversed with “Bg. Pg. at top and “G.P.O.” at foot?) struck legibly across the red wax seal and endorsed “With Calcutta Pal...[?] 1fs/25fs”(?) alongside. Rare and attractive early ingoing cover. PHOTO - see page 63.
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 203 (Sept. 2015).
1 image of COV-2352 is recorded (front); the Calcutta HG 11 mark itself is recorded in use 1791–1818.
Questions about COV-2352
- What is COV-2352?
- COV-2352 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 28 September 1795, bearing the Calcutta HG 11 handstamp in black. CALCUTTA - EARLY DOUBLE-OVAL “G.P.O./JUNE/Bg. Pg.” ON EASTBOURNE COVER TO MADRAS/TRICHINOPOLY; Fine 28 Sept. 1795 EL (two sheets with long letter in French) from “East Bourne, Sussex” to Ensign De Havilland at Madras c/o “Messrs. Perchard, Booth & Le Mesurier, London” and so initially charged “8[d]” (double inland 4d rate), but then forwarded to “Trichinopoly” with Agents’ endorsement on the flap; “London 29th Sept. 1795 Forwd. by Y H Sts Perchard, Booth & Le Mesurier”. So also having a very fine double-oval framed Calcutta “G.P.O./JUNE/Bg. Pg.” (HG11; rare so early) on the side-flap with a second partial strike (but with wording reversed with “Bg. Pg. at top and “G.P.O.” at foot?) struck legibly across the red wax seal and endorsed “With Calcutta Pal...[?] 1fs/25fs”(?) alongside. Rare and attractive early ingoing cover. PHOTO - see page 63.
- How scarce is the Calcutta HG 11 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta HG 11 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1791–1818.
- What is the provenance of COV-2352?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 203 (Sept. 2015).
- When was COV-2352 posted?
- COV-2352 is dated 28 September 1795, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta HG 11 (1791–1818).
About this record
This 28 September 1795 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 11 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 16 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Manning, lot 203, (Sept. 2015).