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Date
1845
Description
1845/47 two letters from the same correspondence, Calcutta and Cawnpore to Newcastle sent overland via Marseille, both bearing boxed INDIA on front and dated Calcutta steam ship cachet, rate markings on UK arrival 1/10 and 2/3; an attractive pair of matching entire steam ship letters.
Auction
Spring Auction Series – 2024 — British Empire, Lot 51130, (2024)
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-4959 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?
1845/47 two letters from the same correspondence, Calcutta and Cawnpore to Newcastle sent overland via Marseille, both bearing boxed INDIA on front and dated Calcutta steam ship cachet, rate markings on UK arrival 1/10 and 2/3; an attractive pair of matching entire steam ship letters.
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA Spring Auction Series – 2024 — British Empire lot 51130 (2024).
4 images of COV-4959 are recorded; the Calcutta SD16 mark itself is recorded in use 1838-46.
Questions about COV-4959
- What is COV-4959?
- COV-4959 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1845, bearing the Calcutta SD16 handstamp in red. 1845/47 two letters from the same correspondence, Calcutta and Cawnpore to Newcastle sent overland via Marseille, both bearing boxed INDIA on front and dated Calcutta steam ship cachet, rate markings on UK arrival 1/10 and 2/3; an attractive pair of matching entire steam ship letters.
- 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-4959?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA Spring Auction Series – 2024 — British Empire lot 51130 (2024).
- When was COV-4959 posted?
- COV-4959 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 13 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, Spring Auction Series – 2024 — British Empire, lot 51130, (2024).