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Date
1838
Description
1838 (May 4) Wrapper with “Care of / Mr. Waghorn / Suez” type 3 oval cachet with ms “195” on the reverse, from Calcutta to France with despatch box ds, Paquebots hs, Alexandria cds and box cachet, Malta disinfection cachet and French arrival, missing sideflap
Auction
May 2014 Auction Series — India, Lot 20434, (2014)
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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-4943 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1838 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?
1838 (May 4) Wrapper with “Care of / Mr. Waghorn / Suez” type 3 oval cachet with ms “195” on the reverse, from Calcutta to France with despatch box ds, Paquebots hs, Alexandria cds and box cachet, Malta disinfection cachet and French arrival, missing sideflap
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA May 2014 Auction Series — India lot 20434 (2014).
1 image of COV-4943 is recorded; the Calcutta SD16 mark itself is recorded in use 1838-46.
Questions about COV-4943
- What is COV-4943?
- COV-4943 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1838, bearing the Calcutta SD16 handstamp in red. 1838 (May 4) Wrapper with “Care of / Mr. Waghorn / Suez” type 3 oval cachet with ms “195” on the reverse, from Calcutta to France with despatch box ds, Paquebots hs, Alexandria cds and box cachet, Malta disinfection cachet and French arrival, missing sideflap
- 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-4943?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA May 2014 Auction Series — India lot 20434 (2014).
- When was COV-4943 posted?
- COV-4943 is dated 1838, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD16 (1838-46).
About this record
This 1838 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD16 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 13 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, May 2014 Auction Series — India, lot 20434, (2014).