COV-3982 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 4 March 1837, bearing the Calcutta SD10 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD10 handstamp in Black. Dated 4 March 1837. Note: 39×30mm. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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-3982 posted?

COV-3982 is dated 4 March 1837, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD10 (1834–1840).

COV-3982

4 March 1837 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 4 March 1837, Calcutta SD10 handstruck folded letter (COV-3982) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD10, back (COV-3982) — back

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Date

4 March 1837

Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD10 handstamp in Black. Dated 4 March 1837. Note: 39×30mm. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-3982 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 4 March 1837 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?

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD10 handstamp in Black. Dated 4 March 1837. Note: 39×30mm. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

2 images of COV-3982 are recorded (front, back); the Calcutta SD10 mark itself is recorded in use 1834–1840.

Questions about COV-3982

What is COV-3982?: COV-3982 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 4 March 1837, bearing the Calcutta SD10 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing SD10 handstamp in Black. Dated 4 March 1837. Note: 39×30mm. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
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-3982 posted?: COV-3982 is dated 4 March 1837, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD10 (1834–1840).

About this record

This 4 March 1837 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.