COV-4032
8 April 1818 Calcutta Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
8 April 1818
Description
Entire posted from London to Calcutta on 8th April 1818 with rare handstamp of "India Ship Letter" and rare handstamp of SR7 King Post Calcutta handstamp and redirected to Kedigree.
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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-4032 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 8 April 1818 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?
Entire posted from London to Calcutta on 8th April 1818 with rare handstamp of "India Ship Letter" and rare handstamp of SR7 King Post Calcutta handstamp and redirected to Kedigree.
1 image of COV-4032 is recorded (front); the Calcutta SR7 mark itself is recorded in use 1815–1819.
Questions about COV-4032
- What is COV-4032?
- COV-4032 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 8 April 1818, bearing the Calcutta SR7 handstamp in black. Entire posted from London to Calcutta on 8th April 1818 with rare handstamp of "India Ship Letter" and rare handstamp of SR7 King Post Calcutta handstamp and redirected to Kedigree.
- 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.
- When was COV-4032 posted?
- COV-4032 is dated 8 April 1818, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR7 (1815–1819).
About this record
This 8 April 1818 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.