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COV-1761

1 November 1836 Calcutta SR9a Cover

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1 November 1836 Calcutta SR9a pre stamp cover — COV-1761
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Calcutta SR9a pre stamp cover — front (COV-1761)
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Calcutta SR9a pre stamp cover — front (COV-1761)
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Calcutta SR9a pre stamp cover — back (COV-1761)
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Scan or Photo Courtesy of Vincent Polizatto

Date

1 November 1836

Description

1836 (November 1) Folded letter London to Calcutta with 2-line "CARE OF MR. WAGHORN/ALEXANDRIA" (Sidebottom type 4b) prepaid 3/2d to Alexandria. Bearing half ship postage of 1 As. 6 Pies (for letters meant for one Presidency landed in another) and 14 As. inland postag (HG SR9a). Calcutta "G.P.O." receiver (HG type G13).

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Provenance

Karl Jaeger

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About this record

This 1 November 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SR9a 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 David Feldman, lot 20946, (Nov. 1982); David Feldman, lot 10913, (Nov. 1993).