COV-740
18 December 1816 Calcutta Cover
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Date
18 December 1816
Description
1816: Letter from CALCUTTA |31 Aug. per First Ship to LONDON 16 April April17].This handstamp: A red octagonal "KINGS.SEA / POST"PAID. / CALCUTTA" was in use between 16 Aug. to 18 Dec.1816, and was used as a ship despatch stamp. Other Mark: Even though the postage was prepaid at CALCUTTA a boxed MORE TO PAY, ship letter office mark in black colour was applied at LONDON and a charge of 1.4d was collected by the addressee.
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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-740 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 18 December 1816 bearing the Calcutta SD5 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?
1816: Letter from CALCUTTA |31 Aug. per First Ship to LONDON 16 April April17].This handstamp: A red octagonal "KINGS.SEA / POST"PAID. / CALCUTTA" was in use between 16 Aug. to 18 Dec.1816, and was used as a ship despatch stamp. Other Mark: Even though the postage was prepaid at CALCUTTA a boxed MORE TO PAY, ship letter office mark in black colour was applied at LONDON and a charge of 1.4d was collected by the addressee.
1 image of COV-740 is recorded; the Calcutta SD5 mark itself is recorded in use 1816–1818.
Questions about COV-740
- What is COV-740?
- COV-740 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 18 December 1816, bearing the Calcutta SD5 handstamp in red. 1816: Letter from CALCUTTA |31 Aug. per First Ship to LONDON 16 April April17].This handstamp: A red octagonal "KINGS.SEA / POST"PAID. / CALCUTTA" was in use between 16 Aug. to 18 Dec.1816, and was used as a ship despatch stamp. Other Mark: Even though the postage was prepaid at CALCUTTA a boxed MORE TO PAY, ship letter office mark in black colour was applied at LONDON and a charge of 1.4d was collected by the addressee.
- How scarce is the Calcutta SD5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta SD5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1816–1818.
- When was COV-740 posted?
- COV-740 is dated 18 December 1816, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD5 (1816–1818).
About this record
This 18 December 1816 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD5 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 27 surviving covers with this mark recorded.