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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-1333 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1828 bearing the Calcutta SR12 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?
1828 Calcutta HG SR12 double weight on incoming fl
Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 8 lot 8.
3 images of COV-1333 are recorded; the Calcutta SR12 mark itself is recorded in use 1827-29.
Questions about COV-1333
- What is COV-1333?
- COV-1333 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1828, bearing the Calcutta SR12 handstamp in black. 1828 Calcutta HG SR12 double weight on incoming fl
- How scarce is the Calcutta SR12 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta SR12 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1827-29.
- What is the provenance of COV-1333?
- Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 8 lot 8.
- When was COV-1333 posted?
- COV-1333 is dated 1828, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR12 (1827-29).
About this record
This 1828 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SR12 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 8, lot 8.