COV-1615 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1838, bearing the Calcutta SD10 handstamp in black. 1838 KURNAUL Paid Giles 3 on folded letter from Dadoopore to UK with CALCUTTA G.P.O. SHIPLETTER Giles SD10, with handdrawn map of the surroundings

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-1615 posted?

COV-1615 is dated 1838, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD10 (1834–1840).

COV-1615

1838 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1838, Calcutta SD10 handstruck folded letter (COV-1615)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD10, scan 2 (COV-1615)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD10, scan 3 (COV-1615)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD10, scan 4 (COV-1615)

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Date

1838

Description

1838 KURNAUL Paid Giles 3 on folded letter from Dadoopore to UK with CALCUTTA G.P.O. SHIPLETTER Giles SD10, with handdrawn map of the surroundings

Auction

StampBay

19, Lot 17

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-1615 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1838 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?

1838 KURNAUL Paid Giles 3 on folded letter from Dadoopore to UK with CALCUTTA G.P.O. SHIPLETTER Giles SD10, with handdrawn map of the surroundings

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 19 lot 17.

4 images of COV-1615 are recorded; the Calcutta SD10 mark itself is recorded in use 1834–1840.

Questions about COV-1615

What is COV-1615?: COV-1615 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1838, bearing the Calcutta SD10 handstamp in black. 1838 KURNAUL Paid Giles 3 on folded letter from Dadoopore to UK with CALCUTTA G.P.O. SHIPLETTER Giles SD10, with handdrawn map of the surroundings
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-1615?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 19 lot 17.
When was COV-1615 posted?: COV-1615 is dated 1838, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD10 (1834–1840).

About this record

This 1838 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, 19, lot 17.