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Date
1845
Description
India: Cancellations and Covers: 1845 (Feb. and Mar.) entires to Bordeaux “overland Mail/via Bombay” datelined at Calcutta with framed “INDIA” marks and “INDES OR./1 MARESEILLE 1” (salles 730) transit c.d.s. and carried on the “Cairo” or “Egyptus” from Malta. Reverse of each with framed “STEAM POSTAGE..../INLAND...../TOTAL...” (Giles type SD16) and Bordeaux arrival c.d.s., mainly fine. (2) Photo.
Auction
GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries, Lot 1412
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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-5378 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1845 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?
India: Cancellations and Covers: 1845 (Feb. and Mar.) entires to Bordeaux “overland Mail/via Bombay” datelined at Calcutta with framed “INDIA” marks and “INDES OR./1 MARESEILLE 1” (salles 730) transit c.d.s. and carried on the “Cairo” or “Egyptus” from Malta. Reverse of each with framed “STEAM POSTAGE..../INLAND...../TOTAL...” (Giles type SD16) and Bordeaux arrival c.d.s., mainly fine. (2) Photo.
Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 1412.
1 image of COV-5378 is recorded; the Calcutta SD13 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1853.
Questions about COV-5378
- What is COV-5378?
- COV-5378 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1845, bearing the Calcutta SD13 handstamp in red. India: Cancellations and Covers: 1845 (Feb. and Mar.) entires to Bordeaux “overland Mail/via Bombay” datelined at Calcutta with framed “INDIA” marks and “INDES OR./1 MARESEILLE 1” (salles 730) transit c.d.s. and carried on the “Cairo” or “Egyptus” from Malta. Reverse of each with framed “STEAM POSTAGE..../INLAND...../TOTAL...” (Giles type SD16) and Bordeaux arrival c.d.s., mainly fine. (2) Photo.
- 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-5378?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 1412.
- When was COV-5378 posted?
- COV-5378 is dated 1845, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD13 (1837–1853).
About this record
This 1845 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 Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions, GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries, lot 1412.