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Date
1853
Description
Inde British India 1853 Used Cover Calcutta Re-Directed To Liverpool, By Steamer Mail, East India Company
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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-4734 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1853 bearing the Calcutta SR48 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?
Inde British India 1853 Used Cover Calcutta Re-Directed To Liverpool, By Steamer Mail, East India Company
Its recorded auction history runs through Delcampe lot 2440393163.
3 images of COV-4734 are recorded; the Calcutta SR48 mark itself is recorded in use 1839–1858.
Questions about COV-4734
- What is COV-4734?
- COV-4734 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1853, bearing the Calcutta SR48 handstamp in black. Inde British India 1853 Used Cover Calcutta Re-Directed To Liverpool, By Steamer Mail, East India Company
- How scarce is the Calcutta SR48 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta SR48 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1839–1858.
- What is the provenance of COV-4734?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Delcampe lot 2440393163.
- When was COV-4734 posted?
- COV-4734 is dated 1853, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR48 (1839–1858).
About this record
This 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SR48 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Delcampe, lot 2440393163.