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Date
1854
Description
1854 1a red, three good to large margins, tied diamond grid cancel, on folded entire from Singapore to Calcutta, with manuscript “per Lady Mary Wood”, with red SINGAPORE/5.APR.1855 cds and CALCUTTA SHIP LETTER boxed ds in black on reverse, a scarce usage from Singapore
Auction
Spring Auction Series – 2024 — British Empire, Lot 51206, (2024)
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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-4965 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1854 bearing the Calcutta SR49 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?
1854 1a red, three good to large margins, tied diamond grid cancel, on folded entire from Singapore to Calcutta, with manuscript “per Lady Mary Wood”, with red SINGAPORE/5.APR.1855 cds and CALCUTTA SHIP LETTER boxed ds in black on reverse, a scarce usage from Singapore
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA Spring Auction Series – 2024 — British Empire lot 51206 (2024).
2 images of COV-4965 are recorded; the Calcutta SR49 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1857.
Questions about COV-4965
- What is COV-4965?
- COV-4965 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1854, bearing the Calcutta SR49 handstamp in black. 1854 1a red, three good to large margins, tied diamond grid cancel, on folded entire from Singapore to Calcutta, with manuscript “per Lady Mary Wood”, with red SINGAPORE/5.APR.1855 cds and CALCUTTA SHIP LETTER boxed ds in black on reverse, a scarce usage from Singapore
- How scarce is the Calcutta SR49 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta SR49 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841–1857.
- What is the provenance of COV-4965?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA Spring Auction Series – 2024 — British Empire lot 51206 (2024).
- When was COV-4965 posted?
- COV-4965 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR49 (1841–1857).
About this record
This 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SR49 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, Spring Auction Series – 2024 — British Empire, lot 51206, (2024).