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Date
1850
Description
Calcutta to UK Combination entire 1850 – redirected on arrival to Leamington Spa with GB 1 penny. Calcutta Ship Letter on reverse. Very fine condition except for slight blemishes. Rare combination of Handstruck postage stamp with a GB Red Penny.
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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-4547 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1850 bearing the Calcutta SD21 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?
Calcutta to UK Combination entire 1850 – redirected on arrival to Leamington Spa with GB 1 penny. Calcutta Ship Letter on reverse. Very fine condition except for slight blemishes. Rare combination of Handstruck postage stamp with a GB Red Penny.
1 image of COV-4547 is recorded (front); the Calcutta SD21 mark itself is recorded in use 1847–1854.
Questions about COV-4547
- What is COV-4547?
- COV-4547 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1850, bearing the Calcutta SD21 handstamp in red. Calcutta to UK Combination entire 1850 – redirected on arrival to Leamington Spa with GB 1 penny. Calcutta Ship Letter on reverse. Very fine condition except for slight blemishes. Rare combination of Handstruck postage stamp with a GB Red Penny.
- How scarce is the Calcutta SD21 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta SD21 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1847–1854.
- When was COV-4547 posted?
- COV-4547 is dated 1850, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD21 (1847–1854).
About this record
This 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD21 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 13 surviving covers with this mark recorded.