COV-1953
17 June 1824 Calcutta Cover
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Date
17 June 1824
Description
Etawah: 1805 (18 Oct.) entire letter to Scotland shor.r,.ing manuscript "Post F '13 Anas" and showing, on reverse across join, ovai-framed "Benga1,/c.p.o./ocr:/posr pArD" (HG SD2), and 1824 (17 June) entire letter to Devon showing, on reverse, largely fine oval-framed "rrawan/pr ro" (HG 1, the earliest recorded date of use), fiamed "INoIa LETTER/DEAL" and, on face Calcutta G.P.O. c.d.s. (HG SD8). Photo for 1ast
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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-1953 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 17 June 1824 bearing the Calcutta SD8 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?
Etawah: 1805 (18 Oct.) entire letter to Scotland shor.r,.ing manuscript "Post F '13 Anas" and showing, on reverse across join, ovai-framed "Benga1,/c.p.o./ocr:/posr pArD" (HG SD2), and 1824 (17 June) entire letter to Devon showing, on reverse, largely fine oval-framed "rrawan/pr ro" (HG 1, the earliest recorded date of use), fiamed "INoIa LETTER/DEAL" and, on face Calcutta G.P.O. c.d.s. (HG SD8). Photo for 1ast
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 174.
1 image of COV-1953 is recorded; the Calcutta SD8 mark itself is recorded in use 1820-24.
Questions about COV-1953
- What is COV-1953?
- COV-1953 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 17 June 1824, bearing the Calcutta SD8 handstamp in black. Etawah: 1805 (18 Oct.) entire letter to Scotland shor.r,.ing manuscript "Post F '13 Anas" and showing, on reverse across join, ovai-framed "Benga1,/c.p.o./ocr:/posr pArD" (HG SD2), and 1824 (17 June) entire letter to Devon showing, on reverse, largely fine oval-framed "rrawan/pr ro" (HG 1, the earliest recorded date of use), fiamed "INoIa LETTER/DEAL" and, on face Calcutta G.P.O. c.d.s. (HG SD8). Photo for 1ast
- How scarce is the Calcutta SD8 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta SD8 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1820-24.
- What is the provenance of COV-1953?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 174.
- When was COV-1953 posted?
- COV-1953 is dated 17 June 1824, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD8 (1820-24).
About this record
This 17 June 1824 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD8 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 16 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 174.