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COV-3729

8 July 1834 Calcutta SR19 Cover

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8 July 1834 Calcutta SR19 pre stamp cover — COV-3729
Calcutta SR19 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-3729)
Calcutta SR19 pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-3729)
Calcutta SR19 pre stamp cover — scan 4 (COV-3729)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

8 July 1834

Description

India 1834 Kedgeree to Calcutta cover carried by ship 'Fergusson', featuring framed stamps for double letter rate of 12 annas. Includes red 'CALCUTTA/G.P.O./1 NO 1/1834' postmark.

Auction

492, Lot 0080, (2026)

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About this record

This 8 July 1834 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SR19 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Sephils, 492, lot 0080, (2026).