COV-1461 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1829, bearing the Calcutta SR12 handstamp in black. 1829 NEW ANCHORAGE POST OFFICE HG 1 on folded letter to Calcutta, with Calcutta G8 and SR12. Very few examples recorded

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.

When was COV-1461 posted?

COV-1461 is dated 1829, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR12 (1827-29).

COV-1461

1829 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1829, Calcutta SR12 handstruck folded letter (COV-1461)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SR12, scan 2 (COV-1461)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SR12, front (COV-1461) — front

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Date

1829

Description

1829 NEW ANCHORAGE POST OFFICE HG 1 on folded letter to Calcutta, with Calcutta G8 and SR12. Very few examples recorded

Auction

Argyll Etkin

(2018)

StampBay

11, Lot 47

Provenance

Private

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

183 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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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-1461 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1829 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?

1829 NEW ANCHORAGE POST OFFICE HG 1 on folded letter to Calcutta, with Calcutta G8 and SR12. Very few examples recorded

Its recorded auction history runs through Argyll Etkin (2018); and StampBay 11 lot 47.

3 images of COV-1461 are recorded (front); the Calcutta SR12 mark itself is recorded in use 1827-29.

Questions about COV-1461

What is COV-1461?: COV-1461 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1829, bearing the Calcutta SR12 handstamp in black. 1829 NEW ANCHORAGE POST OFFICE HG 1 on folded letter to Calcutta, with Calcutta G8 and SR12. Very few examples recorded
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-1461?: Its recorded auction history runs through Argyll Etkin (2018); and StampBay 11 lot 47.
When was COV-1461 posted?: COV-1461 is dated 1829, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR12 (1827-29).

About this record

This 1829 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 Argyll Etkin, (2018); StampBay, 11, lot 47.