COV-744
27 December 1816 Calcutta Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
27 December 1816
Description
This handstamp: A black colour boxed Ship letter receipt handstamp "KING'S POSTE/CO's INLD. d° /181" ',used between 1816-1819, a very desirable and sought after handstamp. Other Marks: 1) A black colour Crowned "INDIA PACKET LETTER / G.P.O. / LONDON / DATE / YEAR" ', used from the time of Act of 1815 until the Act of 1819 at LONDON through the India Ship Letter Office. A rare handstamp. 2) The despatch stamp of INVERNESS in double circle "DAY / MONTH / YEAR" in black. 3) A red octagonal "MAY / WV / YEAR" and 5 in circle at the centre, receipt mark.
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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-744 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 27 December 1816 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?
This handstamp: A black colour boxed Ship letter receipt handstamp "KING'S POSTE/CO's INLD. d° /181" ',used between 1816-1819, a very desirable and sought after handstamp. Other Marks: 1) A black colour Crowned "INDIA PACKET LETTER / G.P.O. / LONDON / DATE / YEAR" ', used from the time of Act of 1815 until the Act of 1819 at LONDON through the India Ship Letter Office. A rare handstamp. 2) The despatch stamp of INVERNESS in double circle "DAY / MONTH / YEAR" in black. 3) A red octagonal "MAY / WV / YEAR" and 5 in circle at the centre, receipt mark.
1 image of COV-744 is recorded; the Calcutta SR7 mark itself is recorded in use 1815–1819.
Questions about COV-744
- What is COV-744?
- COV-744 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 27 December 1816, bearing the Calcutta SR7 handstamp in black. This handstamp: A black colour boxed Ship letter receipt handstamp "KING'S POSTE/CO's INLD. d° /181" ',used between 1816-1819, a very desirable and sought after handstamp. Other Marks: 1) A black colour Crowned "INDIA PACKET LETTER / G.P.O. / LONDON / DATE / YEAR" ', used from the time of Act of 1815 until the Act of 1819 at LONDON through the India Ship Letter Office. A rare handstamp. 2) The despatch stamp of INVERNESS in double circle "DAY / MONTH / YEAR" in black. 3) A red octagonal "MAY / WV / YEAR" and 5 in circle at the centre, receipt mark.
- 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-744 posted?
- COV-744 is dated 27 December 1816, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR7 (1815–1819).
About this record
This 27 December 1816 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.