COV-1440 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 5 October 1835, bearing the Calcutta SD10 handstamp in black. 1835 DELHI PtPd HG1 on folded entire from Delhi to Devonshire via Calcutta with CALCUTTA G.P.O. SHIPLETTER HG SD10 and INDIA LETTER PLYMOUTH

How scarce is the Calcutta SD10 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta SD10 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1834–1840.

When was COV-1440 posted?

COV-1440 is dated 5 October 1835, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD10 (1834–1840).

COV-1440

5 October 1835 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 5 October 1835, Calcutta SD10 handstruck folded letter (COV-1440)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD10, scan 2 (COV-1440)

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Date

5 October 1835

Description

1835 DELHI PtPd HG1 on folded entire from Delhi to Devonshire via Calcutta with CALCUTTA G.P.O. SHIPLETTER HG SD10 and INDIA LETTER PLYMOUTH

Auction

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11, Lot 30

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19, Lot 3

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-1440 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 5 October 1835 bearing the Calcutta SD10 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?

1835 DELHI PtPd HG1 on folded entire from Delhi to Devonshire via Calcutta with CALCUTTA G.P.O. SHIPLETTER HG SD10 and INDIA LETTER PLYMOUTH

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 11 lot 30; and StampBay 19 lot 3.

2 images of COV-1440 are recorded; the Calcutta SD10 mark itself is recorded in use 1834–1840.

Questions about COV-1440

What is COV-1440?: COV-1440 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 5 October 1835, bearing the Calcutta SD10 handstamp in black. 1835 DELHI PtPd HG1 on folded entire from Delhi to Devonshire via Calcutta with CALCUTTA G.P.O. SHIPLETTER HG SD10 and INDIA LETTER PLYMOUTH
How scarce is the Calcutta SD10 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta SD10 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1834–1840.
What is the provenance of COV-1440?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 11 lot 30; and StampBay 19 lot 3.
When was COV-1440 posted?: COV-1440 is dated 5 October 1835, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD10 (1834–1840).

About this record

This 5 October 1835 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD10 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 17 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 11, lot 30; StampBay, 19, lot 3.