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COV-384

19 April 1817 Calcutta SR7 Cover

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19 April 1817 Calcutta SR7 pre stamp cover — COV-384
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Calcutta SR7 pre stamp cover — back (COV-384)
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Date

19 April 1817

Description

India, Calcutta, 1817, "KING'S POST/Cos INLd Do/181_" Framed Handstamp (Giles SR7). Clear strike (affected by opening tear) with manuscript " 19 (181) 7 Aprl" date added applied in transit on 1816 folded letter datelined Sept. 13 from Blairadam, Scotland, addressed to Patna, Blairadam despatch datestamp, Sept. 14, London (Sept. 17), and London India Packet Letter (Sept. 17) transit datestamps, "Addl 1/2" rate handstamp and other manuscript rate markings, Fine strike

Auction

Sale 9042, Lot 10044, The Magnolia Collection Part 6

Provenance

"Magnolia"

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

182 marks

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About this record

This 19 April 1817 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SR7 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 26 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10044.