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Date
1848
Description
c1810-90 RANGE OF MAIL IN A BINDER - inc. Apr. 1848 EL to GB 'Per Overland Mail via Bombay & Marseilles' charged the double rate of 2/3, red framed INDIA on the front, CALCUTTA ds with London and BIRMINGHAM cds all on the back; 1847 printed notice (land sale, Devon) to Crediton with three margin 1d yellow-brown tied London numeral; 1852 Irish mourning env. (small faults) to Castlebar with four margin 1d red tied 29 numeral of BALLINA (cds on the back, along with "BALLYCASTLE/KILLALA"); 1852 EL to Crediton with three margin 1d red on lavender-tinted paper; 1860 env. to Dorking with C10 1d red tied 560 numeral of Newport IOW. Also four off-cover 1d reds inc. on piece with London 7 in MX. (80+ items)Cross Reference: INDIA, IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY, MOURNING COVERS, DEVON
Auction
Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, Lot 1520, (2022)
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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-4895 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1848 bearing the Calcutta SD17 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?
c1810-90 RANGE OF MAIL IN A BINDER - inc. Apr. 1848 EL to GB 'Per Overland Mail via Bombay & Marseilles' charged the double rate of 2/3, red framed INDIA on the front, CALCUTTA ds with London and BIRMINGHAM cds all on the back; 1847 printed notice (land sale, Devon) to Crediton with three margin 1d yellow-brown tied London numeral; 1852 Irish mourning env. (small faults) to Castlebar with four margin 1d red tied 29 numeral of BALLINA (cds on the back, along with "BALLYCASTLE/KILLALA"); 1852 EL to Crediton with three margin 1d red on lavender-tinted paper; 1860 env. to Dorking with C10 1d red tied 560 numeral of Newport IOW. Also four off-cover 1d reds inc. on piece with London 7 in MX. (80+ items)Cross Reference: INDIA, IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY, MOURNING COVERS, DEVON
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 1520 (2022).
1 image of COV-4895 is recorded; the Calcutta SD17 mark itself is recorded in use 1846–1856.
Questions about COV-4895
- What is COV-4895?
- COV-4895 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1848, bearing the Calcutta SD17 handstamp in red. c1810-90 RANGE OF MAIL IN A BINDER - inc. Apr. 1848 EL to GB 'Per Overland Mail via Bombay & Marseilles' charged the double rate of 2/3, red framed INDIA on the front, CALCUTTA ds with London and BIRMINGHAM cds all on the back; 1847 printed notice (land sale, Devon) to Crediton with three margin 1d yellow-brown tied London numeral; 1852 Irish mourning env. (small faults) to Castlebar with four margin 1d red tied 29 numeral of BALLINA (cds on the back, along with "BALLYCASTLE/KILLALA"); 1852 EL to Crediton with three margin 1d red on lavender-tinted paper; 1860 env. to Dorking with C10 1d red tied 560 numeral of Newport IOW. Also four off-cover 1d reds inc. on piece with London 7 in MX. (80+ items)Cross Reference: INDIA, IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY, MOURNING COVERS, DEVON
- How scarce is the Calcutta SD17 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta SD17 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1846–1856.
- What is the provenance of COV-4895?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 1520 (2022).
- When was COV-4895 posted?
- COV-4895 is dated 1848, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD17 (1846–1856).
About this record
This 1848 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD17 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 Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, lot 1520, (2022).