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Date
28 October 1815
Description
India, Calcutta, 1815, "KING'S POST/Cos INLd Do/181_" Framed Handstamp (Giles SR7). Clear strike with manuscript rate and "26 (18) 16 June" date added on back of folded letter in transit from England datelined Oct. 28, 1815, addressed to Barelly, faint London Crowned India Letter handstamp, manuscript "2/4" rate marking, cover with faint overall soiling, Fine strike
Auction
The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026), Lot 10063, (2026)
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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover
COV-5275 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 28 October 1815 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, 1815, "KING'S POST/Cos INLd Do/181_" Framed Handstamp (Giles SR7). Clear strike with manuscript rate and "26 (18) 16 June" date added on back of folded letter in transit from England datelined Oct. 28, 1815, addressed to Barelly, faint London Crowned India Letter handstamp, manuscript "2/4" rate marking, cover with faint overall soiling, Fine strike
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026) lot 10063 (2026).
2 images of COV-5275 are recorded; the Calcutta SR7 mark itself is recorded in use 1815–1819.
Questions about COV-5275
- What is COV-5275?
- COV-5275 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 28 October 1815, bearing the Calcutta SR7 handstamp in black. India, Calcutta, 1815, "KING'S POST/Cos INLd Do/181_" Framed Handstamp (Giles SR7). Clear strike with manuscript rate and "26 (18) 16 June" date added on back of folded letter in transit from England datelined Oct. 28, 1815, addressed to Barelly, faint London Crowned India Letter handstamp, manuscript "2/4" rate marking, cover with faint overall soiling, 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-5275?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026) lot 10063 (2026).
- When was COV-5275 posted?
- COV-5275 is dated 28 October 1815, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR7 (1815–1819).
About this record
This 28 October 1815 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, The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026), lot 10063, (2026).