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COV-1088

10 March 1832 Calcutta SR22 Cover

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10 March 1832 Calcutta SR22 pre stamp cover — COV-1088

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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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Provenance

Dr. Soli Contractor

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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.