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COV-3602

1830 Calcutta SD9 Cover

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1830 Calcutta SD9 pre stamp cover — COV-3602
Calcutta SD9 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-3602)
Calcutta SD9 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-3602)

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Date

1830

Description

India 1830 entire folded letter from Calcutta addressed to Colonel Broughton in London, later redirected to Edinburgh. Features 'INDIA LETTER DARTMOUTH' cachet and 'CALCUTTA G.P.O SHIPLETTER' handstamp, carried by steamer 'James Pattison'.

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182 marks

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About this record

This 1830 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD9 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, lot 0118.