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Date
10 March 1832
Description
Kedgeree: 1832 (10 Mar.) entire letter (seal missing) from Rangoon to Calcutta "pr Schr. Thistle" showing boxed "KEDGEREE/POST OFFICE/SHIP LETTER" (HG S3) and oval "KEDGEREE/POST OFFICE" with date in manuscript, very good strikes and a rare combination of the handstamps; also (HG 16a) and (HG SR22) struck on arrival.
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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-1088 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 10 March 1832 bearing the Calcutta SR22 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?
Kedgeree: 1832 (10 Mar.) entire letter (seal missing) from Rangoon to Calcutta "pr Schr. Thistle" showing boxed "KEDGEREE/POST OFFICE/SHIP LETTER" (HG S3) and oval "KEDGEREE/POST OFFICE" with date in manuscript, very good strikes and a rare combination of the handstamps; also (HG 16a) and (HG SR22) struck on arrival.
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 115.
1 image of COV-1088 is recorded; the Calcutta SR22 mark itself is recorded in use 1830-32.
Questions about COV-1088
- What is COV-1088?
- COV-1088 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 10 March 1832, bearing the Calcutta SR22 handstamp in black. Kedgeree: 1832 (10 Mar.) entire letter (seal missing) from Rangoon to Calcutta "pr Schr. Thistle" showing boxed "KEDGEREE/POST OFFICE/SHIP LETTER" (HG S3) and oval "KEDGEREE/POST OFFICE" with date in manuscript, very good strikes and a rare combination of the handstamps; also (HG 16a) and (HG SR22) struck on arrival.
- How scarce is the Calcutta SR22 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta SR22 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1830-32.
- What is the provenance of COV-1088?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 115.
- When was COV-1088 posted?
- COV-1088 is dated 10 March 1832, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR22 (1830-32).
About this record
This 10 March 1832 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SR22 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 Spink, lot 115.