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Hand Struck Stamps

COV-633

4 February 1818 Calcutta SR7 Cover

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4 February 1818 Calcutta SR7 pre stamp cover — COV-633
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Calcutta SR7 pre stamp cover — back (COV-633)
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Date

4 February 1818

Description

"KING'S POST/Cos INLd dO/181_" Framed Handstamp (Giles SR7). Clear strike.

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Provenance

"Magnolia"

  • 2025, Robert A. Siegel Sale No. 1325, Lot 3009

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About this record

This 4 February 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 26 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, lot 3009, (2025).