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Date
1865
Description
Straits Settlements India used in Straits Settlements Singapore 1865 (22 Feb.) entire letter to Calcutta, bearing 1865 1a. tied by manuscript "Stamped" and "B/172" obliterator and showing, on reverse, red Singapore Ship Letter Paid d.s. in red with Calcutta Ship Letter d.s. in blue; also 1865 1a. brown pair neatly cancelled "B/172". Photo Estimate S$ 400-500
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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.
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- 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-5555 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1865 bearing the Calcutta SD31 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?
Straits Settlements India used in Straits Settlements Singapore 1865 (22 Feb.) entire letter to Calcutta, bearing 1865 1a. tied by manuscript "Stamped" and "B/172" obliterator and showing, on reverse, red Singapore Ship Letter Paid d.s. in red with Calcutta Ship Letter d.s. in blue; also 1865 1a. brown pair neatly cancelled "B/172". Photo Estimate S$ 400-500
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Fine Stamps & Covers of SE Asia Including the Stolz Part 2 (Sale 11016) lot 6 (24 September 2011).
1 image of COV-5555 is recorded; the Calcutta SD31 mark itself is recorded in use 1858–1867.
Questions about COV-5555
- What is COV-5555?
- COV-5555 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1865, bearing the Calcutta SD31 handstamp in red. Straits Settlements India used in Straits Settlements Singapore 1865 (22 Feb.) entire letter to Calcutta, bearing 1865 1a. tied by manuscript "Stamped" and "B/172" obliterator and showing, on reverse, red Singapore Ship Letter Paid d.s. in red with Calcutta Ship Letter d.s. in blue; also 1865 1a. brown pair neatly cancelled "B/172". Photo Estimate S$ 400-500
- How scarce is the Calcutta SD31 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta SD31 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1858–1867.
- What is the provenance of COV-5555?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Fine Stamps & Covers of SE Asia Including the Stolz Part 2 (Sale 11016) lot 6 (24 September 2011).
- When was COV-5555 posted?
- COV-5555 is dated 1865, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD31 (1858–1867).
About this record
This 1865 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD31 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 10 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Fine Stamps & Covers of SE Asia Including the Stolz Part 2 (Sale 11016), lot 6, (24 September 2011).