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Date
1845
Description
1845 COVERS TO GB INC. REDIRECTED WITH 1d RED IMPERF - July 1845 E to London charged 2/3 in ms and with red boxed INDIA arrival mark. Then redirected to Kent with 1841 1d red imperf tied by London numeral. Calcutta, London & Ramsgate marks on the back along with fine large oval 'FLETCHER, ALEXANDER & Co' agent cachet. Plus 1845 stampless EL Madras to Major General Ogilvie, Edin. (2) Cross Reference: 1841 1d REDS, SCOTLAND
Auction
Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, Lot 715, (2020)
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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-4872 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1845 bearing the Calcutta SD16 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?
1845 COVERS TO GB INC. REDIRECTED WITH 1d RED IMPERF - July 1845 E to London charged 2/3 in ms and with red boxed INDIA arrival mark. Then redirected to Kent with 1841 1d red imperf tied by London numeral. Calcutta, London & Ramsgate marks on the back along with fine large oval 'FLETCHER, ALEXANDER & Co' agent cachet. Plus 1845 stampless EL Madras to Major General Ogilvie, Edin. (2) Cross Reference: 1841 1d REDS, SCOTLAND
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 715 (2020).
1 image of COV-4872 is recorded; the Calcutta SD16 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1846.
Questions about COV-4872
- What is COV-4872?
- COV-4872 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1845, bearing the Calcutta SD16 handstamp in red. 1845 COVERS TO GB INC. REDIRECTED WITH 1d RED IMPERF - July 1845 E to London charged 2/3 in ms and with red boxed INDIA arrival mark. Then redirected to Kent with 1841 1d red imperf tied by London numeral. Calcutta, London & Ramsgate marks on the back along with fine large oval 'FLETCHER, ALEXANDER & Co' agent cachet. Plus 1845 stampless EL Madras to Major General Ogilvie, Edin. (2) Cross Reference: 1841 1d REDS, SCOTLAND
- How scarce is the Calcutta SD16 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta SD16 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1846.
- What is the provenance of COV-4872?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 715 (2020).
- When was COV-4872 posted?
- COV-4872 is dated 1845, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD16 (1838–1846).
About this record
This 1845 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD16 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, Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, lot 715, (2020).