COV-1710
2 March 1840 Calcutta Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Vincent Polizatto
Date
2 March 1840
Description
Feldman description: 1840 Folded cover from Calcutta to London bearing an exquisite strike of the "Care of / Mr. Waghorn / Suez" type 3 handstamp, red boxed accountancy marking on reverse detailing "Steam Postage 9a", Inland Do. 7a", left Calcutta on March 2nd, LONDON 8 MY 1840 arrived, a wonderful example of this rare marking, picture on p.40 of Bernhard Koch's book (1987). Additional information: Calcutta HG SD13 and SD16
Auction
Lot 41266, (Apr. 2007)
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-1710 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 2 March 1840 bearing the Calcutta SD13 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?
Feldman description: 1840 Folded cover from Calcutta to London bearing an exquisite strike of the "Care of / Mr. Waghorn / Suez" type 3 handstamp, red boxed accountancy marking on reverse detailing "Steam Postage 9a", Inland Do. 7a", left Calcutta on March 2nd, LONDON 8 MY 1840 arrived, a wonderful example of this rare marking, picture on p.40 of Bernhard Koch's book (1987). Additional information: Calcutta HG SD13 and SD16
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman lot 41266 (Apr. 2007).
2 images of COV-1710 are recorded (front, back); the Calcutta SD13 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1853.
Questions about COV-1710
- What is COV-1710?
- COV-1710 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 2 March 1840, bearing the Calcutta SD13 handstamp in red. Feldman description: 1840 Folded cover from Calcutta to London bearing an exquisite strike of the "Care of / Mr. Waghorn / Suez" type 3 handstamp, red boxed accountancy marking on reverse detailing "Steam Postage 9a", Inland Do. 7a", left Calcutta on March 2nd, LONDON 8 MY 1840 arrived, a wonderful example of this rare marking, picture on p.40 of Bernhard Koch's book (1987). Additional information: Calcutta HG SD13 and SD16
- How scarce is the Calcutta SD13 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta SD13 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-1710?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman lot 41266 (Apr. 2007).
- When was COV-1710 posted?
- COV-1710 is dated 2 March 1840, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD13 (1837–1853).
About this record
This 2 March 1840 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD13 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 17 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, lot 41266, (Apr. 2007).