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Date
1843
Description
India: Covers and Cancellations: 1843 (Nov. 5) envelope “By the steamer Hyderabad” to London with Calcutta framed G.P.O. datestamp on rear, London forwarding agent’s cachet, rated ‘1/-’ on arrival and redirected to Windsor and franked 1d. red (RA) tied by black Maltese Cross and framed “INDIA” at left. Uncommon redirected mail. Photo.
Auction
GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries, Lot 920
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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-5389 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1843 bearing the Calcutta SD11 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?
India: Covers and Cancellations: 1843 (Nov. 5) envelope “By the steamer Hyderabad” to London with Calcutta framed G.P.O. datestamp on rear, London forwarding agent’s cachet, rated ‘1/-’ on arrival and redirected to Windsor and franked 1d. red (RA) tied by black Maltese Cross and framed “INDIA” at left. Uncommon redirected mail. Photo.
Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 920.
1 image of COV-5389 is recorded; the Calcutta SD11 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1855.
Questions about COV-5389
- What is COV-5389?
- COV-5389 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1843, bearing the Calcutta SD11 handstamp in black. India: Covers and Cancellations: 1843 (Nov. 5) envelope “By the steamer Hyderabad” to London with Calcutta framed G.P.O. datestamp on rear, London forwarding agent’s cachet, rated ‘1/-’ on arrival and redirected to Windsor and franked 1d. red (RA) tied by black Maltese Cross and framed “INDIA” at left. Uncommon redirected mail. Photo.
- How scarce is the Calcutta SD11 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta SD11 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1855.
- What is the provenance of COV-5389?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 920.
- When was COV-5389 posted?
- COV-5389 is dated 1843, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD11 (1837–1855).
About this record
This 1843 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD11 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 25 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions, GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries, lot 920.