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Date
1816
Description
INDIA, Calcutta, 1817, "CALCUTTA POST NOT PAID, 181_" Datestamp (Giles SD6). Superb strike of double-circle datestamp with manuscript "23, (181)7, Novr" date added on folded letter to London, England, sender's directive "Montest", framed "SHIP LETTER" handstamp, London May 1, 1818 arrival backstamp, Very Fine, a scarce strike only in use from Jun. 1816 to Nov. 1819, seldom found in this quality
Auction
Sale 1301, Lot 6011
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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-80 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1816 bearing the Calcutta SD6 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?
INDIA, Calcutta, 1817, "CALCUTTA POST NOT PAID, 181_" Datestamp (Giles SD6). Superb strike of double-circle datestamp with manuscript "23, (181)7, Novr" date added on folded letter to London, England, sender's directive "Montest", framed "SHIP LETTER" handstamp, London May 1, 1818 arrival backstamp, Very Fine, a scarce strike only in use from Jun. 1816 to Nov. 1819, seldom found in this quality
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1301 lot 6011.
2 images of COV-80 are recorded (front, back); the Calcutta SD6 mark itself is recorded in use 1816–1819.
Questions about COV-80
- What is COV-80?
- COV-80 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1816, bearing the Calcutta SD6 handstamp in black. INDIA, Calcutta, 1817, "CALCUTTA POST NOT PAID, 181_" Datestamp (Giles SD6). Superb strike of double-circle datestamp with manuscript "23, (181)7, Novr" date added on folded letter to London, England, sender's directive "Montest", framed "SHIP LETTER" handstamp, London May 1, 1818 arrival backstamp, Very Fine, a scarce strike only in use from Jun. 1816 to Nov. 1819, seldom found in this quality
- How scarce is the Calcutta SD6 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta SD6 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1816–1819.
- What is the provenance of COV-80?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1301 lot 6011.
- When was COV-80 posted?
- COV-80 is dated 1816, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD6 (1816–1819).
About this record
This 1816 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD6 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 21 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 1301, lot 6011.