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COV-1403

6 August 1837 Calcutta SR44 Cover

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6 August 1837 Calcutta SR44 pre stamp cover — COV-1403

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Corinphila Auctions

Date

6 August 1837

Provenance

Jochen Heddergott (from Edition D'Or released by Corinphila Auctions)

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

182 marks

182 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.

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About this record

This 6 August 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SR44 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded.