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Date
1852
Description
India, Calcutta, 1852, "CALCUTTA/Bearing" Framed Handstamp (Giles 26). Well-struck with manuscript "31 July 52" date and "1 anna" rate added on back of petite native cover to Moorshedabad, used with "Rg. House/No. 6" receiving house handstamp (Giles X18), cover barely reduced at left, Very Fine, the Bearing handstamp is only known used at the receiving houses, receiving house No. 6 was located in Kidderpore
Auction
Sale 9042, Lot 10040, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6
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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.
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- 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-380 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1852 bearing the Calcutta X18 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?
India, Calcutta, 1852, "CALCUTTA/Bearing" Framed Handstamp (Giles 26). Well-struck with manuscript "31 July 52" date and "1 anna" rate added on back of petite native cover to Moorshedabad, used with "Rg. House/No. 6" receiving house handstamp (Giles X18), cover barely reduced at left, Very Fine, the Bearing handstamp is only known used at the receiving houses, receiving house No. 6 was located in Kidderpore
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9042 lot 10040.
2 images of COV-380 are recorded (front, back); the Calcutta X18 mark itself is recorded in use 1843–1856.
Questions about COV-380
- What is COV-380?
- COV-380 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1852, bearing the Calcutta X18 handstamp in black. India, Calcutta, 1852, "CALCUTTA/Bearing" Framed Handstamp (Giles 26). Well-struck with manuscript "31 July 52" date and "1 anna" rate added on back of petite native cover to Moorshedabad, used with "Rg. House/No. 6" receiving house handstamp (Giles X18), cover barely reduced at left, Very Fine, the Bearing handstamp is only known used at the receiving houses, receiving house No. 6 was located in Kidderpore
- How scarce is the Calcutta X18 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Calcutta X18 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1843–1856.
- What is the provenance of COV-380?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9042 lot 10040.
- When was COV-380 posted?
- COV-380 is dated 1852, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta X18 (1843–1856).
About this record
This 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta X18 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10040.