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Date
July 1820
Description
Kedgeree: 1820 [u1y) entire letter (some splitting repaired with archivaltape) to.CalcYtJi l]?_Yi g the very scarce b&ed script "iedguee/Ship Letter') in sepii 6tC Sli good strike for this h.s. and boxed "In1'P"'/Ship D"' arrival h.s. (HG SRS).
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Provenance
Dr. Soli Contractor
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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-1079 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of July 1820 bearing the Calcutta SR8 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?
Kedgeree: 1820 [u1y) entire letter (some splitting repaired with archivaltape) to.CalcYtJi l]?_Yi g the very scarce b&ed script "iedguee/Ship Letter') in sepii 6tC Sli good strike for this h.s. and boxed "In1'P"'/Ship D"' arrival h.s. (HG SRS).
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 110.
1 image of COV-1079 is recorded; the Calcutta SR8 mark itself is recorded in use 1820–1821.
Questions about COV-1079
- What is COV-1079?
- COV-1079 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of July 1820, bearing the Calcutta SR8 handstamp in black. Kedgeree: 1820 [u1y) entire letter (some splitting repaired with archivaltape) to.CalcYtJi l]?_Yi g the very scarce b&ed script "iedguee/Ship Letter') in sepii 6tC Sli good strike for this h.s. and boxed "In1'P"'/Ship D"' arrival h.s. (HG SRS).
- How scarce is the Calcutta SR8 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta SR8 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1820–1821.
- What is the provenance of COV-1079?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 110.
- When was COV-1079 posted?
- COV-1079 is dated July 1820, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR8 (1820–1821).
About this record
This July 1820 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SR8 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 110.