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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 1838-46.
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 common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838-46.
- 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 (1838-46).
About this record
This 1845 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD16 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 10 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).