COV-4028
18 January 1838 Calcutta Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
18 January 1838
Description
Entire posted from Boston to Calcutta with the rare forwarding agent handstamp as "Forwarded by T Haviside and Co 69 Cornhill along with scare Calcutta p"Ship Postage / Inland Do / An / 2 Tolas" in black SR-43 double weight Tola handstamp posted on 1838 January 18th and reached Calcutta on 1838 March 18th.
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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-4028 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 18 January 1838 bearing the Calcutta SR43 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?
Entire posted from Boston to Calcutta with the rare forwarding agent handstamp as "Forwarded by T Haviside and Co 69 Cornhill along with scare Calcutta p"Ship Postage / Inland Do / An / 2 Tolas" in black SR-43 double weight Tola handstamp posted on 1838 January 18th and reached Calcutta on 1838 March 18th.
1 image of COV-4028 is recorded (front); the Calcutta SR43 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1838.
Questions about COV-4028
- What is COV-4028?
- COV-4028 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 18 January 1838, bearing the Calcutta SR43 handstamp in black. Entire posted from Boston to Calcutta with the rare forwarding agent handstamp as "Forwarded by T Haviside and Co 69 Cornhill along with scare Calcutta p"Ship Postage / Inland Do / An / 2 Tolas" in black SR-43 double weight Tola handstamp posted on 1838 January 18th and reached Calcutta on 1838 March 18th.
- How scarce is the Calcutta SR43 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta SR43 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1838.
- When was COV-4028 posted?
- COV-4028 is dated 18 January 1838, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR43 (1837–1838).
About this record
This 18 January 1838 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SR43 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded.