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Date
28 December 1835
Description
1835 (Dec 28) London, England–Calcutta (Kolkata) letter from merchants Pallner, MacKillop & Co., London to Thomas Anbury (1759– 1840), Col., Bengal Engineers & an accomplished painter, with Giles G13 (ex-CG7)/Lowe HS263 G.P.O. cds receipt mark of Calcutta/Kolkata dt. MAY 14 1835 in red & Giles SR 27 (ex-CS9)/Lowe HS147 due mark showing Inld Ptge 3 Ship Do ̤ 3 1 As 6 i.e. inland postage 3A & ship postage 3A i.e. total 6A postage due & 1 indicating single letter.
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- Calcutta HG 4handstampBlack1787
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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover
COV-2879 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 28 December 1835 bearing the Calcutta SR27 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?
1835 (Dec 28) London, England–Calcutta (Kolkata) letter from merchants Pallner, MacKillop & Co., London to Thomas Anbury (1759– 1840), Col., Bengal Engineers & an accomplished painter, with Giles G13 (ex-CG7)/Lowe HS263 G.P.O. cds receipt mark of Calcutta/Kolkata dt. MAY 14 1835 in red & Giles SR 27 (ex-CS9)/Lowe HS147 due mark showing Inld Ptge 3 Ship Do ̤ 3 1 As 6 i.e. inland postage 3A & ship postage 3A i.e. total 6A postage due & 1 indicating single letter.
Its recorded auction history runs through NityaPushta.
3 images of COV-2879 are recorded; the Calcutta SR27 mark itself is recorded in use 1832–1837.
Questions about COV-2879
- What is COV-2879?
- COV-2879 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 28 December 1835, bearing the Calcutta SR27 handstamp in black. 1835 (Dec 28) London, England–Calcutta (Kolkata) letter from merchants Pallner, MacKillop & Co., London to Thomas Anbury (1759– 1840), Col., Bengal Engineers & an accomplished painter, with Giles G13 (ex-CG7)/Lowe HS263 G.P.O. cds receipt mark of Calcutta/Kolkata dt. MAY 14 1835 in red & Giles SR 27 (ex-CS9)/Lowe HS147 due mark showing Inld Ptge 3 Ship Do ̤ 3 1 As 6 i.e. inland postage 3A & ship postage 3A i.e. total 6A postage due & 1 indicating single letter.
- How scarce is the Calcutta SR27 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta SR27 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1832–1837.
- What is the provenance of COV-2879?
- Its recorded auction history runs through NityaPushta.
- When was COV-2879 posted?
- COV-2879 is dated 28 December 1835, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR27 (1832–1837).
About this record
This 28 December 1835 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SR27 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with NityaPushta.