COV-1145
October 1818 Calcutta Cover
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Date
October 1818
Description
Patna: lB18 (Oct.) p:rt entire to London showing, on front, lour rare handstamps comprising the intaglio tombstone "P.O./Patna/Sea/Postage/Paid" (HG 5, one recorded), framed "KING'S SEA/posi PAID,/carcirra" in ied (HG SD5), "CALCUTTA/pacrsr LETTER" oval d.s. (HG SD7) and the double-framed "INDIA/PACKET rrrrrR/PAID rolroNnop" in red. Quite remarkable
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Provenance
Dr. Soli Contractor
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- Calcutta HG 2handstampBlack1775–1787
- Calcutta HG 3handstampBlack1776–1789
- Calcutta HG 4handstampBlack1787
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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover
COV-1145 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of October 1818 bearing the Calcutta SD7 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?
Patna: lB18 (Oct.) p:rt entire to London showing, on front, lour rare handstamps comprising the intaglio tombstone "P.O./Patna/Sea/Postage/Paid" (HG 5, one recorded), framed "KING'S SEA/posi PAID,/carcirra" in ied (HG SD5), "CALCUTTA/pacrsr LETTER" oval d.s. (HG SD7) and the double-framed "INDIA/PACKET rrrrrR/PAID rolroNnop" in red. Quite remarkable
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 175.
1 image of COV-1145 is recorded; the Calcutta SD7 mark itself is recorded in use 1816–1819.
Questions about COV-1145
- What is COV-1145?
- COV-1145 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of October 1818, bearing the Calcutta SD7 handstamp in red. Patna: lB18 (Oct.) p:rt entire to London showing, on front, lour rare handstamps comprising the intaglio tombstone "P.O./Patna/Sea/Postage/Paid" (HG 5, one recorded), framed "KING'S SEA/posi PAID,/carcirra" in ied (HG SD5), "CALCUTTA/pacrsr LETTER" oval d.s. (HG SD7) and the double-framed "INDIA/PACKET rrrrrR/PAID rolroNnop" in red. Quite remarkable
- How scarce is the Calcutta SD7 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta SD7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1816–1819.
- What is the provenance of COV-1145?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 175.
- When was COV-1145 posted?
- COV-1145 is dated October 1818, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD7 (1816–1819).
About this record
This October 1818 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD7 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 175.