How scarce is the Calcutta SD11 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta SD11 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1855.

When was COV-4958 posted?

COV-4958 is dated 1841, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD11 (1837–1855).

COV-4958

1841 Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1841, Calcutta SD11 handstruck folded letter (COV-4958)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta SD11, scan 2 (COV-4958)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of David Feldman Auctions

Date

1841

Description

1841 letter datelined 30 Jan sent from Calcutta to Liverpool, with red boxed Calcutta GPO Ship Letter cachet1 Feb 1841 and black “Liverpool Ship Letter”, endorsement “p. Isis”, British rate mark “8” for incoming India letter; an attractive letter with clearly struck postmarks.

Auction

David Feldman

Spring Auction Series – 2024 — British Empire, Lot 51129, (2024)

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

183 marks

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-4958 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover of 1841 bearing the Calcutta SD11 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?

Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA Spring Auction Series – 2024 — British Empire lot 51129 (2024).

2 images of COV-4958 are recorded; the Calcutta SD11 mark itself is recorded in use 1837–1855.

Questions about COV-4958

What is COV-4958?: COV-4958 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency of 1841, bearing the Calcutta SD11 handstamp in black. 1841 letter datelined 30 Jan sent from Calcutta to Liverpool, with red boxed Calcutta GPO Ship Letter cachet1 Feb 1841 and black “Liverpool Ship Letter”, endorsement “p. Isis”, British rate mark “8” for incoming India letter; an attractive letter with clearly struck postmarks.
How scarce is the Calcutta SD11 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta SD11 as very common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1837–1855.
What is the provenance of COV-4958?: Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA Spring Auction Series – 2024 — British Empire lot 51129 (2024).
When was COV-4958 posted?: COV-4958 is dated 1841, within the recorded period of use of Calcutta SD11 (1837–1855).

About this record

This 1841 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta SD11 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very common” in this census — one of 22 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, Spring Auction Series – 2024 — British Empire, lot 51129, (2024).