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Description
1853 pre-stamp entire from Calcutta to Birmingham, England via Marsailles with red boxed ``INDIA`` in cachet
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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-3569 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover bearing the Calcutta SD18 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?
1853 pre-stamp entire from Calcutta to Birmingham, England via Marsailles with red boxed ``INDIA`` in cachet
Its recorded auction history runs through collectorbazar.
1 image of COV-3569 is recorded (front); the Calcutta SD18 mark itself is recorded in use 1851-56.
Questions about COV-3569
- What is COV-3569?
- COV-3569 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Calcutta SD18 handstamp in red. 1853 pre-stamp entire from Calcutta to Birmingham, England via Marsailles with red boxed ``INDIA`` in cachet
- How scarce is the Calcutta SD18 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta SD18 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1851-56.
- What is the provenance of COV-3569?
- Its recorded auction history runs through collectorbazar.
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD18 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with collectorbazar.