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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-1334 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1828 bearing the Calcutta SR13 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 SR13 treble weight on incoming fl
Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 8 lot 9.
4 images of COV-1334 are recorded; the Calcutta SR13 mark itself is recorded in use 1827–1829.
Questions about COV-1334
- What is COV-1334?
- COV-1334 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1828, bearing the Calcutta SR13 handstamp in black. 1828 Calcutta HG SR13 treble weight on incoming fl
- How scarce is the Calcutta SR13 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta SR13 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1827–1829.
- What is the provenance of COV-1334?
- Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 8 lot 9.
- When was COV-1334 posted?
- COV-1334 is dated 1828, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR13 (1827–1829).
About this record
This 1828 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SR13 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 8, lot 9.