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Date
1848
Description
1848 Stampless envelope from Calcutta to England with “INDI” boxed hs with missing “A”, along with despatch, London and Cobham cds, minor soiling and backflap faults, very unusual
Auction
May 2014 Auction Series — India, Lot 20439, (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-4944 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1848 bearing the Calcutta SD16a 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?
1848 Stampless envelope from Calcutta to England with “INDI” boxed hs with missing “A”, along with despatch, London and Cobham cds, minor soiling and backflap faults, very unusual
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA May 2014 Auction Series — India lot 20439 (2014).
1 image of COV-4944 is recorded; the Calcutta SD16a mark itself is recorded in use 1846–1851.
Questions about COV-4944
- What is COV-4944?
- COV-4944 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1848, bearing the Calcutta SD16a handstamp in red. 1848 Stampless envelope from Calcutta to England with “INDI” boxed hs with missing “A”, along with despatch, London and Cobham cds, minor soiling and backflap faults, very unusual
- How scarce is the Calcutta SD16a mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta SD16a as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1846–1851.
- What is the provenance of COV-4944?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA May 2014 Auction Series — India lot 20439 (2014).
- When was COV-4944 posted?
- COV-4944 is dated 1848, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD16a (1846–1851).
About this record
This 1848 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD16a handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 16 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, May 2014 Auction Series — India, lot 20439, (2014).