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.

When was COV-4857 posted?

COV-4857 is dated 20 February 1819, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR8 (1820–1821).

COV-4857

20 February 1819 Calcutta SR8 Cover

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20 February 1819 Calcutta SR8 pre stamp cover — COV-4857 — front

Calcutta SR8 pre stamp cover — back (COV-4857) — back

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Date

20 February 1819

Description

INDIA, Kedgeree, 1819, "KEDGEREE POST OFFICE" Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold double-oval strike with manuscript "20th Feby" date added and "Kedgeree Ship Letter" boxed handstamp (Giles S1), both on back of folded letter datelined Cape of Good Hope Nov. 20, 1819, addressed to "Capt Burrows, H.M. 8th Lt. Dragoons" in Calcutta, forwarded to Kedgeree, Calcutta ship letter receipt handstamp (Giles SR8) and Calcutta G.P.O. Feb. 19 transit datestamp, Very Fine and attractive combination of postal markings

Auction

Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2, Lot 6022, (11/14/2023)

Provenance

Magnolia

Same office

Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-4857 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 20 February 1819 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?

Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2 lot 6022 (11/14/2023).

2 images of COV-4857 are recorded (front, back); the Calcutta SR8 mark itself is recorded in use 1820–1821.

Questions about COV-4857

What is COV-4857?: COV-4857 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 20 February 1819, bearing the Calcutta SR8 handstamp in black. INDIA, Kedgeree, 1819, "KEDGEREE POST OFFICE" Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold double-oval strike with manuscript "20th Feby" date added and "Kedgeree Ship Letter" boxed handstamp (Giles S1), both on back of folded letter datelined Cape of Good Hope Nov. 20, 1819, addressed to "Capt Burrows, H.M. 8th Lt. Dragoons" in Calcutta, forwarded to Kedgeree, Calcutta ship letter receipt handstamp (Giles SR8) and Calcutta G.P.O. Feb. 19 transit datestamp, Very Fine and attractive combination of postal markings
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-4857?: Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2 lot 6022 (11/14/2023).
When was COV-4857 posted?: COV-4857 is dated 20 February 1819, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SR8 (1820–1821).

About this record

This 20 February 1819 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2, lot 6022, (11/14/2023).