COV-906
20 May 1816 Calcutta Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of David Feldman Auctions
Date
20 May 1816
Description
1815-18 Two folded entires from London to Calcutta and Madras, the 1815 cover bears black boxed KINGS POST ds, 1818 cover straight-line KINGS POSTAGE, both applied on reverse, neatly mounted and written up on album page, a fine and scarce pair.
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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-906 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 20 May 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?
1815-18 Two folded entires from London to Calcutta and Madras, the 1815 cover bears black boxed KINGS POST ds, 1818 cover straight-line KINGS POSTAGE, both applied on reverse, neatly mounted and written up on album page, a fine and scarce pair.
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman lot 31519.
1 image of COV-906 is recorded; the Calcutta SR7 mark itself is recorded in use 1815–1819.
Questions about COV-906
- What is COV-906?
- COV-906 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 20 May 1816, bearing the Calcutta SR7 handstamp in black. 1815-18 Two folded entires from London to Calcutta and Madras, the 1815 cover bears black boxed KINGS POST ds, 1818 cover straight-line KINGS POSTAGE, both applied on reverse, neatly mounted and written up on album page, a fine and scarce pair.
- 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-906?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman lot 31519.
- When was COV-906 posted?
- COV-906 is dated 20 May 1816, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR7 (1815–1819).
About this record
This 20 May 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. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, lot 31519.