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Date
1828
Description
India, Calcutta, 1828, "Inld. Ptg. 15/Ship Do. 8/(3) Rs 1.7" Framed Receipt Handstamp (Giles SR13). Excellent strike applied to incoming folded cover with Bordeaux Mar. 25, 1828 despatch docketing, addressed to Calcutta, sender's directive "p Lorach" , red Calcutta (Oct. 15) arrival datestamp, cover with small opening tear on back and light wrinkling, Very Fine strike, a scarce treble weight ship letter receipt marking
Auction
Sale 9042, Lot 10045, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6
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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover
COV-385 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?
India, Calcutta, 1828, "Inld. Ptg. 15/Ship Do. 8/(3) Rs 1.7" Framed Receipt Handstamp (Giles SR13). Excellent strike applied to incoming folded cover with Bordeaux Mar. 25, 1828 despatch docketing, addressed to Calcutta, sender's directive "p Lorach" , red Calcutta (Oct. 15) arrival datestamp, cover with small opening tear on back and light wrinkling, Very Fine strike, a scarce treble weight ship letter receipt marking
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9042 lot 10045.
2 images of COV-385 are recorded (front, back); the Calcutta SR13 mark itself is recorded in use 1827–1829.
Questions about COV-385
- What is COV-385?
- COV-385 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1828, bearing the Calcutta SR13 handstamp in black. India, Calcutta, 1828, "Inld. Ptg. 15/Ship Do. 8/(3) Rs 1.7" Framed Receipt Handstamp (Giles SR13). Excellent strike applied to incoming folded cover with Bordeaux Mar. 25, 1828 despatch docketing, addressed to Calcutta, sender's directive "p Lorach" , red Calcutta (Oct. 15) arrival datestamp, cover with small opening tear on back and light wrinkling, Very Fine strike, a scarce treble weight ship letter receipt marking
- 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-385?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9042 lot 10045.
- When was COV-385 posted?
- COV-385 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10045.