COV-2102
26 May 1810 Calcutta Cover
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Date
26 May 1810
Description
SYLHET/POONAMALEE/FUTTYGHUR/CALCUTTA - LONDON “SHIP LETTER” COVERS TO G.B.; 1803- 10 group inc. 1810 pair ex Sylhet to Scotland (one privately carried, one with mainly v. fine HG1 - “scarce” - double-oval “*SYLHET*/POST OFFICE” on the flap and oval “SHIP LETTER/LONDON” on the front), 25 Mar. 1803 EL (some faults) ex “Camp Futtihe Ghur” with large 2-ring London SL c.d.s. (contents mention taking the “Fort of Beache Ghur” and a battle at Cutehourah), and 1807/10 ELs pair ex Calcutta/”Poonamalee” to Scotland with v. fine or small London SL c.d.s.’s (latter “Per Ship Montezuma”). Useful lot. (5 covers) PHOTO - see page 21.
Auction
Lot 49, (Sept. 2015)
Provenance
Michael Manning
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-2102 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 26 May 1810 bearing the Calcutta SD2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Calcutta postal history — the office known today as Kolkata, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
SYLHET/POONAMALEE/FUTTYGHUR/CALCUTTA - LONDON “SHIP LETTER” COVERS TO G.B.; 1803- 10 group inc. 1810 pair ex Sylhet to Scotland (one privately carried, one with mainly v. fine HG1 - “scarce” - double-oval “*SYLHET*/POST OFFICE” on the flap and oval “SHIP LETTER/LONDON” on the front), 25 Mar. 1803 EL (some faults) ex “Camp Futtihe Ghur” with large 2-ring London SL c.d.s. (contents mention taking the “Fort of Beache Ghur” and a battle at Cutehourah), and 1807/10 ELs pair ex Calcutta/”Poonamalee” to Scotland with v. fine or small London SL c.d.s.’s (latter “Per Ship Montezuma”). Useful lot. (5 covers) PHOTO - see page 21.
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd lot 49 (Sept. 2015).
1 image of COV-2102 is recorded; the Calcutta SD2 mark itself is recorded in use 1799–1816.
Questions about COV-2102
- What is COV-2102?
- COV-2102 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 26 May 1810, bearing the Calcutta SD2 handstamp in black. SYLHET/POONAMALEE/FUTTYGHUR/CALCUTTA - LONDON “SHIP LETTER” COVERS TO G.B.; 1803- 10 group inc. 1810 pair ex Sylhet to Scotland (one privately carried, one with mainly v. fine HG1 - “scarce” - double-oval “*SYLHET*/POST OFFICE” on the flap and oval “SHIP LETTER/LONDON” on the front), 25 Mar. 1803 EL (some faults) ex “Camp Futtihe Ghur” with large 2-ring London SL c.d.s. (contents mention taking the “Fort of Beache Ghur” and a battle at Cutehourah), and 1807/10 ELs pair ex Calcutta/”Poonamalee” to Scotland with v. fine or small London SL c.d.s.’s (latter “Per Ship Montezuma”). Useful lot. (5 covers) PHOTO - see page 21.
- How scarce is the Calcutta SD2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta SD2 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1799–1816.
- What is the provenance of COV-2102?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd lot 49 (Sept. 2015).
- When was COV-2102 posted?
- COV-2102 is dated 26 May 1810, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD2 (1799–1816).
About this record
This 26 May 1810 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 26 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, lot 49, (Sept. 2015).