COV-221
16 August 1819 Calcutta Cover
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Date
16 August 1819
Description
India, Calcutta, 1819, "KING'S POST/Cos INLd dO/181_" Framed Handstamp (Giles SR7). Excellent and complete strike on arrival over flap with manuscript "1r8a" rate and "16 Aug ( 181) 9" date markings on back of folded letter from England, addressed to Marquis of Hastings as Governor General in Calcutta, Crowned London Packet Mar. 13, 1819 despatch datestamps, manuscript "3/6" rate marking, opening tear which extends slightly into front panel, Very Fine strike
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10028, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
Provenance
"Magnolia"
Same office
Other recorded marks at Calcutta
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- 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-221 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 16 August 1819 bearing the Calcutta SR7 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?
India, Calcutta, 1819, "KING'S POST/Cos INLd dO/181_" Framed Handstamp (Giles SR7). Excellent and complete strike on arrival over flap with manuscript "1r8a" rate and "16 Aug ( 181) 9" date markings on back of folded letter from England, addressed to Marquis of Hastings as Governor General in Calcutta, Crowned London Packet Mar. 13, 1819 despatch datestamps, manuscript "3/6" rate marking, opening tear which extends slightly into front panel, Very Fine strike
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10028.
2 images of COV-221 are recorded (front, back); the Calcutta SR7 mark itself is recorded in use 1815–1819.
Questions about COV-221
- What is COV-221?
- COV-221 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 16 August 1819, bearing the Calcutta SR7 handstamp in black. India, Calcutta, 1819, "KING'S POST/Cos INLd dO/181_" Framed Handstamp (Giles SR7). Excellent and complete strike on arrival over flap with manuscript "1r8a" rate and "16 Aug ( 181) 9" date markings on back of folded letter from England, addressed to Marquis of Hastings as Governor General in Calcutta, Crowned London Packet Mar. 13, 1819 despatch datestamps, manuscript "3/6" rate marking, opening tear which extends slightly into front panel, Very Fine strike
- How scarce is the Calcutta SR7 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta SR7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1815–1819.
- What is the provenance of COV-221?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10028.
- When was COV-221 posted?
- COV-221 is dated 16 August 1819, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR7 (1815–1819).
About this record
This 16 August 1819 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SR7 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 27 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10028.